Regimental number | 2729 |
Place of birth | West Lavington, Wiltshire, England |
School | Dauntpey Grammar School, Wilts, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Dairy hand |
Address | c/o G Birkbeck, Balfour Street, Osborne, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, William Sainsbury,Frost Hill Farm, Overton, near Basingstoke, Hants, England |
Previous military service | Served in the Hants Imperial Yeomanry, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 51st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/68/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Four other brothers served in Cavolry and Flying Corps (English Forces). |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Pont D'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 6), Nieppe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Susan SINSBURY. Native of Newlands Manor, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |