Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Buchanan Sinclair
In memory of:
Private James Buchanan Sinclair
September 30, 1918
Military Service
132700
27
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
42nd Bn.
Additional Information
August 3, 1892
Son of John and Helen Sinclair, of Glasgow, Scotland.
Commemorated on Page 501 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CANTIMPRE CANADIAN CEMETERY
Nord, France
E. 21.
The route to the Cantimpre Canadian Cemetery is signposted from the D939 at Raillencourt and is located 1 kilometre north of Sailly on the D140 on the left hand side of the road towards Sancourt. Sailly is a village in the Department of the Nord approximately 3 kilometres north-west of Cambrai just to the north of the main road from Arras to Cambrai (D939). The "Marcoing Line," one of the German defence systems before Cambrai, ran from Marcoing Northward through Sailly to the West of Cantimpre and the East of the village of Haynecourt. The Cemetery at Cantimpre was originally called the Marcoing Line British Cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of James Buchanan Sinclair – Photo taken from "A Short History and Photographic Record of the 73rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Royal Highlanders of Canada" Page 38. 'D' Company No 14 Platoon. -
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Attestation Paper (page 1) – Attestation Paper Source Library and Archives Canada Soldiers of the First World War. -
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Attestation Paper (page 2)
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