John Alexander Sinton | |
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 Portrait. Credit: Wellcome Collection | |
| Born | 2 December 1884 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | 25 March 1956 (aged 71) Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Buried | Claggan Presbyterian Cemetery, Cookstown |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1911–1921 1939–1943 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | Indian Medical Service |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in dispatches (6) Order of St. George, 4th Class (Russia) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] Manson Medal |
| Relations | Thomas Sinton (uncle) James Pringle (cousin) Ernest Walton (cousin) |
| Other work | Malariologist |
Brigadier John Alexander Sinton, VC, OBE, FRS, DL[1] (2 December 1884 – 25 March 1956) was a British medical doctor, malariologist, soldier, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
- ^ a b Christophers, R. (1956). "John Alexander Sinton 1884-1956". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2: 268–290. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1956.0019. JSTOR 769490.