 Maynard Sinclair was one of 133 passengers drowned in the sinking of the ferry MV "Princess Victoria" on 31 January 1953, en route across the North Channel from Stranraer to Larne.He was survived by his wife, Marjorie Claridge.The pavilion of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) Sports and Social Club on the Stormont Estate in Belfast is named the ""Maynard Sinclair Pavilion"".