Regimental number | 54989 |
Place of birth | Devonport |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A M Sinton, Devonport, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Annie Margaret Sinton, Patumahoe, Franklin, Auckland, and the late George Sinton |
Family/military connections | Brother: 12/2471 Regimental Sergeant Major Charles Bramwell SINTON, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 8 August 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 11 |
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