Regimental number | 3894 |
Place of birth | Jackson, Queensland |
School | Beaudesert State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Charman, Jackson, W.L., Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Sinnamon, Charman, Jackson, W.L., Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypes, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LVIII, Row C, Grave No. I), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Alice SINNAMON, Charmana, Jackson, Queensland. Native of Rocklea, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2037 Pte Walter John SINNAMON, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 19 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 December 1916; marched into 9th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 10 December 1916. Admitted to Fovant Hospital, 31 December 1916 (influenza); discharged, 9 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 February 1917; taken on strength, 31st Bn, in the field, 6 March 1917. Killed in action, 29 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SINNAMON Archibald Wilfred |