Regimental number | 5764 |
Place of birth | Rob's Land, Yorker, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
School | Clydebank, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Butcher and cook |
Address | Leura, Blue Mountains, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, D Sinclair, 25 Cambridge Avenue, Clydebank, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was in Canada for four/five years and went to America (California, Sacremento). Sailed from San Fransisco on the S.S. Ventura on 31 October 1915 for Sydney. He would have sailed for home but the Panama Canal was blocked and there was no boat for Norfolk or Liverpool and joined up in Sydney. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row R, Grave No. 19), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 30 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Daniel and Mary SINCLAIR, 28 Cambridge Avenue, Clydebank, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |