SINCLAIR-THOMSON, George Alastair
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| First Rank | Last Rank | Captain |
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Birth
| Date | 1 June 1892 | Place of Birth | Dunedin, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 August 1914 | Age | 22 |
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| Occupation | Sheep farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Son of John Sinclair and Annie Thomson | ||
Military Service
| Served with | UK Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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| Other Units Served With | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3rd Bn attd 2nd Bn | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 July 1916 | Age | 24 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Shot by sniper. Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine Church Memorial; Geraldine War Memorial; Woodbury War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Captain George Alastair Sinclair THOMSON, born Dunedin, New Zealand June 1892, died 21/07/1916, age 24, was the son of John Sinclair Thomson, a Bank Manager, and Annie Sinclair Thomson, of Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand. He was sent to attend Loretto School from 1908 to 1910. After leaving school he took up sheep-farming in New Zealand, and was when war broke out, he returned to Scotland at once and secured a commission in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He went to France early in 1915, and was soon after given his Captaincy. Captain Sinclair Thomson, who was then with the 2nd Battalion of his Regiment, was superintending the digging of a trench by his men, on July 20, 1916, when he was shot by a sniper and died next day. Captain Alastair THOMSON was the third son of Mr Sinclair Thomson who previously lost another son in the Mesopotamia campaign while serving with the Indian Cavalry Regiment. Captain Thomson was born in Dunedin, educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, and Loretto. Returning to New Zealand, he studied at Lincoln College for about a year, and was then engaged in sheep-farming in North Otago. He went Home in the early months of the war and was given a commission in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. During the past year he saw a great deal of fighting.
Sources
Auckland Cenotaph, CWGC, Historical BMD, PapersPast, NZ Archives War record,
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