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Nov 28, 1893
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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Oct 20, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at New Westminster, British Columbia
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Jan 3, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, BCR (British Columbia Regiment) under the MSA in Vancouver,
British Columbia
Ø Number 2020553
Ø Next of kin given as Georgina
Don, mother, 1720 – 7th Ave., New Westminster, British Columbia
Ø Previous occupation given as
Electrical Worker
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to the 6th
Regimental Draft
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Feb 27, 1918
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The 6th Regimental Draft embarked the
SS Metagama in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Mar 11, 1918
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Disembarked in Glasgow, Scotland and proceeded to
Seaford, England where the draft was Taken On Strength of the 1st
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Mar 16, 1918
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Medical exam in Seaford notes that he suffers
from Pes Cavus (high arches, sometimes called claw feet) in both feet.
Doctors recommend that he is unable to march
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Mar 26, 1918
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Transferred to the BCRD (British Columbia
Regimental Depot) and attached to 1st Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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May 7, 1918
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Transferred back to the 1st Reserve
Battalion, then attached to the 3rd CCD (Canadian Command Depot)
in Seaford for physical training
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May 9, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian General Depot and
attached to the Canadian Labour Battalion for duty
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May 17, 1918
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Transferred to the 1st Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Aug 20, 1918
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Transferred to the 7th Battalion
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Aug 21, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples,
France and Taken On Strength of the 7th Battalion
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Aug 23, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Aug 29, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private Don
joined the 7th Battalion in the front line at Vis en Artois,
France
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Sep 23, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Oct 2, 1918
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After leaving the 7th Battalion, Private
Don joined the 21st Battalion in the Hindenburg Support Line and
was posted to “A” Company
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the Occupying
Force and proceeded to Siegburg
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Mar 4, 1919
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Proceeded on course in Belgium
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Mar 30, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 4 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Orchitis NV
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Mar 31, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 53 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Apr 2, 1919
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the Canadian Records List in Havre, France
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Apr 13, 1919
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Proceeded to England
On arrival in England, he was transferred back to
the 21st Battalion and attached to “P” Wing in Witley pending
return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength Military District No. 3
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May 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 277389
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 1032 Leith St., New Westminster, British Columbia
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Suite 70-64, 7th Ave.,
Vancouver, British Columbia
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| Jun 7, 1926 |
Married to Jennie Mae Blakely in the St. Giles United Church, Vancouver, British Columbia
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| May 27, 1969 |
Surgery performed at the Vancouver General Hospital for Lung Cancer
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| Jun 2, 1969 |
James Sinclair died of a
heart attack while a patient of the Vancouver General Hospital and was
buried in hte Abbey, Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia
Thanks to Jim Busby for supplying the post war information
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