THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT

VINCENT John

6/1128, Sergeant, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, WW1

Major, Divisional Signals Regiment, WW2

CITATION

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Gazetted

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 26 November 1917

France, August 1917.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as battalion signaling sergeant in an attack.  His commanding officer was killed during the attack, and he went forward three times to find another officer to take command of the battalion, but in each case the officer for whom he was was searching was wounded.  He returned and established his communications, and finally found an officer to take command.  Throughout the whole time he was exposed to the heaviest machine-gun fire, and his cheerfulness and disregard of danger was a splendid example to all ranks

Military Medal

Gazetted 9 December 1916

During the operations at Flers from the 16th to the 18th September and from 25th to the 28th September, Lance Corporal VINCENT repeatedly went out under heavy shellfire to repair the telephone wire  from Battalion Headquarters, when they were damaged by the enemy's fire, and it was owing to Lance Corporal VINCENT's increasing attention to duty that communication was able to be kept up so well in spite of the bombardment

Mention in Despatches

Gazetted

Croix de Guerre 1914-18 (Belgium)

Gazetted 12 July 1918

For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign

KNOWN AWARDS

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Military Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

1939-45 Star

Africa Star

War Medal 1939-45

Mention in Despatches

New Zealand War Service Medal

Croix de Guerre 1914-18 (Belgium)

Gallipoli Medallion

Gallipoli Lapel Badge

NOTES

Born 14 Feb 1894, London, England

Died 8 November 1967, Wellington, New Zealand