Citation
21 January, 1916
On the 21 January, 1916. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. Although shot through both arms and through the side, he refused to go to hospital, and remained as long as daylight lasted, attending to his duties under very heavy fire.
In three previous actions Captain Sinton displayed the utmost bravery..
Medals
- Victoria Cross, L.G. 21 June 1916
- Order of the British Empire, Officer
- 1914-15 Star
- British War Medal
- Victory Medal with MiD oak leaf
- Indian General Service Medal with clasps – Afghanistan NWF 1919; Mahsud 1919-20; Waziristan 1919-21
- 1939-45 Star
- Africa Star
- Burma Star
- Defence Medal
- British War Medal with MiD oak leaf
- Coronation Medal 1937
- Coronation Medal 1953
- Russia Order of St. George
- Egypt Gambia medal
Prize medals
- Francis Bisset Hawkins medal for civil medicine
- Chalmers Memorial medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
- Arnott Commemorative Medal 1917
- Mary Kingsley Medal, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Belfast Hospital Medal 1907
- Patrick Manson Medal for Tropical Medicine 1922
- Robert Campbell Medal 1946
Bio Details
- Born : 2 December 1884
- Died : 25 March 1956
- Buried : Claggan Presbyterian Cemetery, Cookstown, N Ireland
- Medical Education : Queen's University Belfast