Charles Bramwell SINTON

Regimental number12/2471
AddressWaterview Road, Devonport, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs A M Sinton, Waterview Road, Devonport, Auckland
Rank on embarkationSergeant Major
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRegimental Sergeant Major
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 9), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Annie Margaret Sinton, Patumahoe, Franklin, Auckland, and the late George Sinton
Family/military connectionsBrother: 54989 Pte James SINTON, 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 26-27 March 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth