| Place | Europe |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR87/145 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Postcard, Document |
| Maker |
Sinclair, Hunter |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1917-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/031/056 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Sinclair, Hunter (Corporal, b. 1892 - d.1919)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 213 Corporal Hunter Sinclair, 6th Australian Railway Company, France and England, 1916-1918.
Wallet 1 of 1 contains a train order, 15 postcards, a sugar permit, and a military pass. The postcards are written to and from Corporal Sinclair from and to various individuals, including one to his mother Agnes "Aggie" Sinclair, however many of them are addressed without further correspodence. Many of the recipients are not identified, and several of the postcards are written in French.
History / Summary
Corporal Sinclair was evacuated to hospital on 6 January 1919 and admitted to the 62nd Casualty Clearning Station. He died four days later on 10 January 1919 of intestinal colic.