William Slade VINCENT MC

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VINCENT, William Slade

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Not yet discovered
Last Unit:	Unspecified British Units
Born:	London, England, 1899
Home Town:	London, England, United Kingdom
Schooling:	St. Peters College, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Military Officer
Died:	Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Heathcote Recption Centre, Perth, Western Australia, 12 November 1934
Cemetery:	Moora Cemetery, Western Australia
Memorials:	Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, The Adelaide Club Great War Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

4 Oct 1917:	Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Officer, Unspecified British Units, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
6 Apr 1918:	Honoured Military Cross, 2nd Lt. William Slade Vincent, R. Lane. R., Spec: Res. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. While out on patrol he encountered a party of six of the enemy, three of whom he shot. Later, while in charge of a patrol, he penetrated far into the enemy's lines and brought back most valuable information.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

A number of returned men attended the funeral of the late Captain William Slade Vincent D.S.O., M.C., of the King's Own Royal Lanchashire Regiment and of the Royal Air Force, whose remains were brought from Perth on.Wednesday, November 14th, and interred in the Anglican portion of the Moora cemetery. The body, draped in the Australian flag; was conveyed from the train by Mr D. G. Baker to the Soldiers' memorial, from where the funeral procession proceeded to the cemetery. The Rev. F. W. Gunning officiated and the Last Post was sounded by bugler Arthur Black.

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