Regimental number | 2443 |
Place of birth | Toodyay, Western Australia |
School | Toodyay State School and Scot's College, Western Australia |
Age on arrival in Australia | 32 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ethel Marianne Sinclair, Riversdale, Toodyay, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served for three years in the 18th Australian Light Horse, Toodyay, Western Australia. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 23), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 64 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Jane SINCLAIR; husband of Ethel SINCLAIR, "Tanjories", Toodyay, Western Australia. Native of Toodyay |
Family/military connections | 1st Cousins: No.829 Cecil Hilary Sinclair, 10th Australian Light Horse, who was killed in action at Raffa in the Middle East on 9 January 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |