John Alexander Sinton
Captain, Indian Medical Service
- Register No.
- 1149 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain all Captains →
- Unit
- Indian Medical Service all Indian Medical Service VCs →
- Date of action
- 21 January 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 21st June 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Born
- the 2nd December 1884 at British Columbia, Canada
- Died
- 25th March 1956 at Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
- Memorial / grave
- at Cregan Churchyard, County Tyrone, Ireland
- Medal held by
- the Army Medical Services Museum, Aldershot,
Digest of citation
On 21 January 1916 at the Orah Ruins, Mesopotamia (Iraq),although Captain Alexander had been shot through both arms and had also been wounded in the side, he refused to be taken to hospital and continued to attend to the wounded,under extremely heavy fire, as long as the daylight lasted. He also displayed extreme gallantry on three previous occasions
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
SINTON, John Alexander. (reg No. 1149).
Captain. Indian Medical Service.
London Gazetted 21st June 1916.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Army Medical Services Museum, Aldershot, Hampshire.
Born on the 2nd December 1884 at British Columbia, Canada.
Died on 25th March 1956 at Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland.
Memorial on grave at Cregan Churchyard, County Tyrone, Ireland.
Digest of Citation reads: On 21 January 1916 at the Orah Ruins, Mesopotamia (Iraq),although Captain Alexander had been shot through both arms and had also been wounded in the side, he refused to be taken to hospital and continued to attend to the wounded,under extremely heavy fire, as long as the daylight lasted. He also displayed extreme gallantry on three previous occasions.
Additional information:. Captain Alexander VC also held the Order of the British Empire (OBE) MB., DPH.,Camb. & Belfast DTM., Liverpool. B,Ch., BAO., RUI. He was educated at Queen's College, Belfast, was at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, worked in pathology at the Ulster Eye Throat and Ear Hospital.
Additional information
Captain Alexander VC also held the Order of the British Empire (OBE) MB., DPH.,Camb. & Belfast DTM., Liverpool. B,Ch., BAO., RUI. He was educated at Queen's College, Belfast, was at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, worked in pathology at the Ulster Eye Throat and Ear Hospital.
Hampshire.
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