Sinclair, A M (Sandy)

Alexander Morrison Sinclair, better known as Sandy, was born in Cunningham Street, Dundee in 1904. He joined the Brigade of Guards in 1921 where he served for 8 years at Home and in China before going to Sydney to start a general dealers business. In 1934 he went to New Guinea as a Warrant Officer of Police. When Papua and New Guinea amalgamated in 1946, Sandy held the rank of Senior Inspector. He retired in 1961 and lived in the northern Sydney suburb of Naremburn. He revisited Port Moresby in 1965 for a warm reunion with former police colleagues.  Accompanied by his wife Glad, he inspected the $2.5 million Police Training Centre and addressed a large audience in Pidgin English.



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