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William Robert Sinclair

  Service No.66236 ConflictWorld War I, 1914-1918 Single?Married Relationship NoteMarried, 2 children Next of KinMrs E.M. Sinclair (wife), Fort Ballance, Wellington, New Zealand OccupationSoldier/Military VesselMoana Embarkation Date21 Jan 1918 Embarked With ForceNew Zealand Expeditionary Force Embarked With UnitGunners on Liners, Etc. Rank on EmbarkationSergeant Last RankSergeant Last UnitMiscellaneous Embarkation, Gunner on Liner "Moana

William Robert Sinclair

Service No.30156 ConflictWorld War II, 1939-1945 BiographyPrivate W. R. Sinclair (Stalag XVIII D) Letter: 8/11/1941 I have had 2 letters from you, dated 20/7 and 3/8. We are not short of food. Have had 11 Red Cross parcels and at present am getting them each week, also soap and cigarettes. We owe a tremendous debt to the Red Cross, which we shall never be able to repay. At present I am working in the Red Cross parcel room. We observe normal working hours and as a rule have Saturday afternoons and Sundays free. Free time is occupied with writing, reading, cards etc, also hot showrs, washing clothes, having haircut, or making tea. A library has been instituted with a fair supply of good books and more to come. There is also a concert party, which performs from time to time. We live in buildings which appear to have been military barracks originally. Clerks and Red Cross workers occupy one large room. It is large and airy and is fitted with electric light and a heating stove. We sleep in comfortable bunks, in tiers of 3. I have made some good friends, many more than I ever did in the army. (Source: The New Zealand prisoner of war pamphlet (No. 2, March 1942, p.10)) Private W. R. Sinclair (Stalag XVIII D) Letter: 18/12/1941 We are not altogether without news of world events as we are provided with a weekly newspaper called "The Camp". Please thank Mum for 2nd parcel. First parcel not here yet but have now got good Red Cross pullover; also a scarf. This is quite a good camp and within its confines we really enjoy a lot of freedom. I am with a good crowd of chaps - Aussies, English and New Zealanders and we are always cheerful. (Source: The New Zealand prisoner of war pamphlet (No. 3, May 1942, p.10)) Single?Single/WWII Next of KinMrs. E.M. Sinclair, 489 Karaka Bay Rd., Wellington (mother) OccupationClerk Rank on EmbarkationCorporal/Military Medals and AwardsWar Medal 1939-1945 New Zealand War Service Medal

From 1940-45, men aged 18-46 were selected by ballot for potential service with the Armed Forces under New Zealand's wartime conscription. Twenty-four ballot lists were published in the NZ Gazette.

NOTE: Being listed in a ballot did not necessarily mean the person served in the military. Some had already volunteered, others were found medically unfit, granted deferment or exemption on appeal, or were never called up for active service. These records document those selected for possible service, not confirmed service personnel.

Source: Indexed by Luke Howison from 24 NZ Gazette ballot lists, provided by NZLII

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Registration	Bride's Given Name(s)	Bride's Family Name	Groom's Given Name(s)	Groom's Family Name		ITM
1890/2349	Julia	Bould	Robert William	Sinclair	Order Product	Intention to Marry
1946/4918	Patricia Catherine	Buckley	Robert William	Sinclair	Order Product
1912/5925	Isabella Moffat	Dryden	William Robert	Sinclair	Order Product	Intention to Marry
1950/7298	Audrey	Galbraith	Robert William	Sinclair	Order Product
1917/1876	Edith	Lobb	Robert William	Sinclair	Order Product	Intention to Marry
1898/3357	Annie	Olver	William Robert	Sinclair	Order Product	Intention to Marry
1945/12075	Dulcie Clara	Pearce	William Robert	Sinclair	Order Product
1905/5922	Elsie May	Peterson	William Robert	Sinclair	Order Product	Intention to Marry
1864/8572	Ann	Walker	Robert William	Sinclair	Order Product	Intention to Marry

Registration1890/2349

Bride's Given Name(s)Julia Bride's Family NameBould Groom's Given Name(s)Robert William Groom's Family NameSinclair ITM Intention to Marry

Registration1946/4918

Bride's Given Name(s)Patricia Catherine Bride's Family NameBuckley Groom's Given Name(s)Robert William Groom's Family NameSinclair

Registration1912/5925

Bride's Given Name(s)Isabella Moffat Bride's Family NameDryden Groom's Given Name(s)William Robert Groom's Family NameSinclair ITM Intention to Marry

Registration1950/7298

Bride's Given Name(s)Audrey Bride's Family NameGalbraith Groom's Given Name(s)Robert William Groom's Family NameSinclair

Registration1917/1876

Bride's Given Name(s)Edith Bride's Family NameLobb Groom's Given Name(s)Robert William Groom's Family NameSinclair ITM Intention to Marry

Registration1898/3357

Bride's Given Name(s)Annie Bride's Family NameOlver Groom's Given Name(s)William Robert Groom's Family NameSinclair ITM Intention to Marry

Registration1945/12075

Bride's Given Name(s)Dulcie Clara Bride's Family NamePearce Groom's Given Name(s)William Robert Groom's Family NameSinclair

Registration1905/5922

Bride's Given Name(s)Elsie May Bride's Family NamePeterson Groom's Given Name(s)William Robert Groom's Family NameSinclair ITM Intention to Marry

Registration1864/8572

Bride's Given Name(s)Ann Bride's Family NameWalker Groom's Given Name(s)Robert William Groom's Family NameSinclair ITM Intention to Marry

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1863 – Page 151

District of Wellington Quarter ending 31 December 1863

No	Date of Notice	Names and Surnames of Parties	BDM Match	Condition	Calling or Profession	Age	Dwelling Place	Length of Residence	Marriage Place	Folio	Consent	Date of Certificate	Officiating Minister
97	17 December 1863	Robert William Sinclair Ann Walker	Robert William Sinclair Ann Walker 💍 1864/8572	Bachelor Spinster	Engineer	30 years 22 years	Pahautanui Porirua	18 months 20 years	Wesleyan Chapel Tawa Flat	63/550		17 December 1863	The Rev. John Aldred and others
No 97 Date of Notice 17 December 1863   Groom Bride Names of Parties Robert William Sinclair Ann Walker   💍 1864/8572 Condition Bachelor Spinster Profession Engineer Age 30 years 22 years Dwelling Place Pahautanui Porirua Length of Residence 18 months 20 years Marriage Place Wesleyan Chapel Tawa Flat Folio 63/550 Consent Date of Certificate 17 December 1863 Officiating Minister The Rev. John Aldred and others

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1890 – Page 928

District of Wellington Quarter ending 30 September 1890 Registrar William Thomas Wyatt

No	Date of Notice	Names and Surnames of Parties	BDM Match	Condition	Calling or Profession	Age	Dwelling Place	Length of Residence	Marriage Place	Folio	Consent	Date of Certificate	Officiating Minister
197	29 July 1890	Robert William Sinclair Julia Bould	Robert William Sinclair Julia Bould 💍 1890/2349	Bachelor Spinster	Sheep Farmer	24 20	Wellington Wellington	14 days years	House of Mr. Bould, College Street	90/2236	Thomas Bould, Father	29 July 1890	Rev. J. Paterson
No 197 Date of Notice 29 July 1890   Groom Bride Names of Parties Robert William Sinclair Julia Bould   💍 1890/2349 Condition Bachelor Spinster Profession Sheep Farmer Age 24 20 Dwelling Place Wellington Wellington Length of Residence 14 days years Marriage Place House of Mr. Bould, College Street Folio 90/2236 Consent Thomas Bould, Father Date of Certificate 29 July 1890 Officiating Minister Rev. J. Paterson

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1898b – Page 688

District of Rangitikei Quarter ending 31 December 1898 Registrar W. C. Chaney

No	Date of Notice	Names and Surnames of Parties	BDM Match	Condition	Calling or Profession	Age	Dwelling Place	Length of Residence	Marriage Place	Folio	Consent	Date of Certificate	Officiating Minister
30	29 December 1898	William Robert Sinclair Annie Olver	William Robert Sinclair Annie Olver 💍 1898/3357	Bachelor Spinster	Labourer	30 19	Marton Marton	4 weeks St Stephens 1 year Church Marton		98/4215		29 December 1898	Revd A. T. Gardiner
No 30 Date of Notice 29 December 1898   Groom Bride Names of Parties William Robert Sinclair Annie Olver   💍 1898/3357 Condition Bachelor Spinster Profession Labourer Age 30 19 Dwelling Place Marton Marton Length of Residence 4 weeks St Stephens 1 year Church Marton Marriage Place Folio 98/4215 Consent Date of Certificate 29 December 1898 Officiating Minister Revd A. T. Gardiner

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1905b – Page 359

District of Wellington Quarter ending 31 March 1905 Registrar Gilbert Graham Hodgkins

No	Date of Notice	Names and Surnames of Parties	BDM Match	Condition	Calling or Profession	Age	Dwelling Place	Length of Residence	Marriage Place	Folio	Consent	Date of Certificate	Officiating Minister
212	27 March 1905	William Robert Sinclair Elsie May Peterson	William Robert Sinclair Elsie May Peterson 💍 1905/5922	Bachelor Spinster	Soldier	22 24	Wellington Wellington	6 years 7 years	Kent Terrace Presbyterian Manse 25 Ghuznee Street Wellington	05/750		27 March 1905	Rev J. K. Elliott
No 212 Date of Notice 27 March 1905   Groom Bride Names of Parties William Robert Sinclair Elsie May Peterson   💍 1905/5922 Condition Bachelor Spinster Profession Soldier Age 22 24 Dwelling Place Wellington Wellington Length of Residence 6 years 7 years Marriage Place Kent Terrace Presbyterian Manse 25 Ghuznee Street Wellington Folio 05/750 Consent Date of Certificate 27 March 1905 Officiating Minister Rev J. K. Elliott

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1912c – Page 500

District of Dunedin Quarter ending 30 September 1912 Registrar Henry Maxwell

No	Date of Notice	Names and Surnames of Parties	BDM Match	Condition	Calling or Profession	Age	Dwelling Place	Length of Residence	Marriage Place	Folio	Consent	Date of Certificate	Officiating Minister
438	13 August 1912	William Robert Sinclair Isabella Moffat Dryden	William Robert Sinclair Isabella Moffat Dryden 💍 1912/5925	Bachelor Spinster	Clerk	33 27	Dunedin Dunedin	33 years 27 years	In the Congregational Church, Great King Street, Dunedin	12/4964		13 August 1912	G. Heighway
No 438 Date of Notice 13 August 1912   Groom Bride Names of Parties William Robert Sinclair Isabella Moffat Dryden   💍 1912/5925 Condition Bachelor Spinster Profession Clerk Age 33 27 Dwelling Place Dunedin Dunedin Length of Residence 33 years 27 years Marriage Place In the Congregational Church, Great King Street, Dunedin Folio 12/4964 Consent Date of Certificate 13 August 1912 Officiating Minister G. Heighway

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1917c – Page 1207

District of Feilding Quarter ending 31 March 1917 Registrar E. G. Stake

No	Date of Notice	Names and Surnames of Parties	BDM Match	Condition	Calling or Profession	Age	Dwelling Place	Length of Residence	Marriage Place	Folio	Consent	Date of Certificate	Officiating Minister
2	18 January 1917	Robert William Sinclair Edith Lobb	Robert William Sinclair Edith Lobb 💍 1917/1876	Bachelor Spinster	Farmer Domestic Duties	22 22	Feilding Feilding	3 days 2 years	Residence of J. Lobb Feilding	1061		18 January 1917	Rev. W. W. Jones Methodist
No 2 Date of Notice 18 January 1917   Groom Bride Names of Parties Robert William Sinclair Edith Lobb   💍 1917/1876 Condition Bachelor Spinster Profession Farmer Domestic Duties Age 22 22 Dwelling Place Feilding Feilding Length of Residence 3 days 2 years Marriage Place Residence of J. Lobb Feilding Folio 1061 Consent Date of Certificate 18 January 1917 Officiating Minister Rev. W. W. Jones Methodist

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Dunedin High Court  >  Dunedin probate and Letters of Administration files (II)

Name	Scan	Year(s)	Held At	Access
SINCLAIR William Robert - Dunedin - Accountant	📃 View Scan	1951	Dunedin	Open

NameSINCLAIR William Robert - Dunedin - Accountant Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1951 Held AtDunedin AccessOpen

Dunedin High Court  >  Dunedin probate and Letters of Administration files (I)

Name	Scan	Year(s)	Held At	Access
SINCLAIR William Robert - Dunedin - Accountant	📃 View Scan	1919	Dunedin	Open

NameSINCLAIR William Robert - Dunedin - Accountant Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1919 Held AtDunedin AccessOpen

Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files [third sequence]

Name	Scan	Year(s)	Held At	Access
SINCLAIR William Robert	📃 View Scan	1961	Wellington	Open

NameSINCLAIR William Robert Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1961 Held AtWellington AccessOpen

New Plymouth High Court  >  New Plymouth probate files

Name	Scan	Year(s)	Held At	Access
SINCLAIR William Robert	📃 View Scan	1969	Wellington	Open

NameSINCLAIR William Robert Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1969 Held AtWellington AccessOpen

New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives  >  Military Personnel Files

Name	Scan	Year(s)	Held At	Access
SINCLAIR, William Robert - WW1 66236 - Army	📃 View Scan	1914 ‑ 1918	Wellington	Open
SINCLAIR, William Robert - WWI 66236, 1082 - Army	📃 View Scan	1905 ‑ 1939	Wellington	Open

NameSINCLAIR, William Robert - WW1 66236 - Army Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1914 ‑ 1918 Held AtWellington AccessOpen

NameSINCLAIR, William Robert - WWI 66236, 1082 - Army Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1905 ‑ 1939 Held AtWellington AccessOpen

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Transcribed and indexed with AI tools; verify important info with the original PDF sources (linked)

Source: 1840-2017 New Zealand Gazette (and related periodicals) indexed from various public sources, including VUW, NZLII, gazette.govt.nz, WCC Libraries and Papers Past. Usage/copyright varies: Public domain / Crown copyright / fair use / CC-BY 3.0 NZ

8 results for William Robert Sinclair

Full name matches (3)

Snippet / Name	✨ Notice Summary	Date	Found In	PDF Links
..., South Dunedin. 81592 Sinclair, William Robert, Clerk, 156 Dundas St,...	🛡️ List of men called up for military service	1917	NZ Gazette	VUW  NZLII
...Jean .. .. Wellington. Sinclair, William Robert .. .. Wellington. Habe...	🎓 Public Service Entrance Examination Results, 1921-22	24 January 1922	NZ Gazette	VUW  NZLII
...Henry .. New Plymouth. Sinclair, William Robert .. Wellington. Skinner...	🎓 Public Service Entrance, Senior National Scholarship, and Intermediate Examinations, 1921-22—Senior Free Place Passes	30 January 1922	NZ Gazette	VUW  NZLII

Initial matches (5)

Snippet / Name	✨ Notice Summary	Date	Found In	PDF Links
...n .. 5/99 13 8 Law Prof. 39 Sinclair, W. R. .. 360 .. .. 400 .. 1/4/46...	💰 State Advances Corporation of New Zealand Staff Salaries	1946	NZ Gazette	VUW  NZLII
...land .. 6/27 2 2 Jn. Ex. 50 Sinclair, W. R. .. 400 400 .. 1/4/46 C, VI...	💰 State Advances Corporation of New Zealand Salary Register	1947	NZ Gazette	VUW  NZLII
... .. .. .. .. 265 35 13/2/49 Sinclair, W. R. .. Clerk, New Plymouth .. ...	💰 State Advances Corporation Staff List - Clerical Division	1949	NZ Gazette	VUW  NZLII
...9/11/49 485 11/24 7 3 LL.M. Sinclair, W. R. . . Clerk, New Plymouth . ...	💰 State Advances Corporation Staff Register	1949	NZ Gazette	VUW  NZLII
...520g 11/24 9 1 Accts' Prof. Sinclair, W. R. Clerk, New Plymouth 520 52...	💰 State Advances Corporation of New Zealand Staff Register	1950	NZ Gazette	VUW  NZLII

Snippet / Name ..., South Dunedin. 81592 Sinclair, William Robert, Clerk, 156 Dundas St,... ✨ Notice Summary 🛡️ List of men called up for military service Date1917 Found In NZ Gazette PDF Links  VUW  NZLII

Snippet / Name ...Jean .. .. Wellington. Sinclair, William Robert .. .. Wellington. Habe... ✨ Notice Summary 🎓 Public Service Entrance Examination Results, 1921-22 Date24 January 1922 Found In NZ Gazette PDF Links  VUW  NZLII

Snippet / Name ...Henry .. New Plymouth. Sinclair, William Robert .. Wellington. Skinner... ✨ Notice Summary 🎓 Public Service Entrance, Senior National Scholarship, and Intermediate Examinations, 1921-22—Senior Free Place Passes Date30 January 1922 Found In NZ Gazette PDF Links  VUW  NZLII

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Embarkation nominal rolls of Army troops who served overseas in WWII. They are not exhaustive and generally do not include Navy and Air Force servicemembers.

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Electoral Rolls for Caversham, Dunedin, covering years 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1905, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1935 and 1938
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