John SINCLAIR

Regimental number2/347
Date of birth13 March 1890
Place of birthInvercargill
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDominion Hotel, Hawera
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.9
Height5' 6.75"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinBrother, James Sinclair, San Francisco, California, USA
Previous military serviceServed as Stoker, 1st Class, Royal Navy; purchased discharge; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Rank on embarkationDriver
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 8 August 1917
Miscellaneous information from
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Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date13 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HT 'Maheno', 8 August 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: bronchitis), 13 November 1917.

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Main Body
Date of death1 July 1936 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Age at death46
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7817622

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