SINCLAIR, Archibald Roy McGregor
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Rank:
Sergeant
Unit / Base:
11 Commando
'Special Boat Section'
Regiment/Corps:
Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)
Service:
Army
Number:
3326187
Born:
Friday, March 26, 1915
Birthplace:
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died :
Sunday, June 6, 1943
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
28
Cemetery/Memorial:
Sergeant Archibald Sinclair was reported missing 6 June 1943 after a raid to destroy a radar station on Lampedusa Island in the Mediterranean Sea (Operation Buttercup), later confirmed killed in action. He was attached to 'Z' Special Boat Section, 2nd SAS Regiment, A.A.C. and has no known grave. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sinclair; husband of Jean Sinclair, of Tranent, East Lothian. Also served No.11 Commando, Layforce, Middle East Commando, and 1st SAS.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/63, WO417/64 and WO417/87.
The SAS and LRDG Roll of Honour entries for Milne and Sinclair.
The book SBS in World War 2, author G.B. Courtney.
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/63, WO417/64 and WO417/87.
The SAS and LRDG Roll of Honour entries for Milne and Sinclair.
The book SBS in World War 2, author G.B. Courtney.
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