William SINCLAIR

Regimental number8/4020
Place of birthLyttelton
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinBrother, A Saunders, c/o Ward's Farm, Awarua Plains, Bluff
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 22 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row F, Grave No 4), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah Sinclair, Timaru
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 19