Sinclair, John

Title

Sinclair, John

Last Name

Sinclair

First and Middle Name

John Mackie

Hometown

Maxera, Virginia

County and/or State

Gloucester, Virginia

Birth Date

24 July 1891

Birthplace

Gloucester, Virginia

Death Date

15 January 1948

Parents

James Jefferson Sinclair and Indiana Lowery Sinclair

VPI Graduating Class

1915

Graduated

No, attended VPI for 2 years starting in 1911.

Service Branch

US Army

Rank

Corporal

Retired Rank

302nd Animal Embarkation Depot at Camp Hill, Virginia

Military Events

Assigned originally to the Medical Corps at Camp Hospital at Camp Hill, Virginia. Transferred to 302nd Animal Embarkation Depot at Camp Hill, Virginia and then transferred again to Port Vet in Newport News.

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

No

Files

John Sinclair, Virginia World War 1 Questionnaire page 1.tif
John Sinclair, Virginia World War 1 Questionnaire page 2.tif
John Sinclair, Virginia World War 1 Questionnaire page 3.tif

Collection

Citation

“Sinclair, John,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 3, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1178.

Output Formats

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