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Alfred SINCLAIR

Regimental number2380
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
SchoolCentral Richmond and Lithgow Street, Abbotsford State Schools, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
Address10 Lambert Street, Kensington, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, William Sinclair, 91 Station Street, Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularRoll of Honour Circular lists middle name as Tasman and affectionate name as Wally.
FateKilled in Action 20 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20.6
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot VII, Row K, Grave No. 10), Grass Lane, Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
95
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Martin and Margaret SINCLAIR, 10 Lambeth Street, Kensington, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousins: Thomas Porter and Joseph Primal.

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