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William John Sinclair

In memory of:

Private William John Sinclair

October 1, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

158185

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information

Born:

September 19, 1883

Husband of Myrtle Alice Sinclair (nee Gable), of 127, Greenwood Avenue, Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 163 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

STUMP ROAD CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

B. 9.

Location:

Grandcourt is a village about 12 kilometres north-east of Albert. The STUMP ROAD CEMETERY (signposted in the centre of village) lies about one kilometre south of Grandcourt, some 500 metres along a single track lane (suitable for cars) off the road (D151) Grandcourt-Thiepval.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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    Memorial – His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1916, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1916, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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