ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

SINCLAIR, Lawrence Ringwood Roy

Full Name: Lawrence Ringwood Roy

SINCLAIR

Date of Birth: 06

–

1895

Place of birth: Bunbury

Australia

Occupation: Clerk

Address: Symmons Road Bunbury

Next of Kin: Father-David Lawrence Sinclair

Next of Kin Address: Symmons Road Bunbury

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 1780

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-06-14

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-07-22

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-08-14

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France

Age at Death: 21

Burial Location: Iinscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

7/11/1915-To Base Details Zeitoun
18/11/1915-To Advance Base Mudros ex. Alexandria
29/12/1915-Joined 28th Battalion Mudros
10/01/1916-Disembarked Alexandria Ex. Mudros Gallipoli
21/03/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex. Alexandria
12/05/1916-Admitted Hospital France ( Mouth Abscess )
23/05/1916-Rejoined 28th Battalion in the field France
29/07/1916-Reported Missing in Action France
29/07/1916-Reported KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres, France-Refer 28th Battalion Court of Enquiry 4/01/1917).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star No. 23640

British War Medal No. 16881

Victory Medal No. 16814

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 314106.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Bunbury War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 114

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.