Fred Sinclair
Acquaintance, medical/sanitary services
Mentioned: 1917 only
Comrades in the field In charge of the 4th Division's Sanitary Section, visited by name at Ablain in July 1917 as an established acquaintance. Distinct from "Sinclair (Lt. R.E.)," introduced in April that year as a temporary water-supply liaison from XIII Corps: different corps, different branch (engineering vs. medical/sanitary), and a different relationship (a passing new attachment vs. someone sought out by name at a known location). A brief, undetailed "Sinclair is quieter" mention in February 1917 can't be confidently assigned to either.
Appears in the diary · 2 entries
1917
- 24 July 1917… Rankin this aft. – Sat and drank orangeade under his vine & fig tree. – Later we wandered out to Ablain & visited Fred Sinclair who is out there I/C 4th Div. San. Sec.
- 28 July 1917… 12 Fld. Amb. & had Capt. Walt fill the big one & three others. – Decided it was two hot to go out to Ablain to see Sinclair. – Lay around the hut all aft. & tried to keep cool while Sutherland discussed what he wa …