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Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill

January 29, 2023

For other people named Richard Vincent, see Richard Vincent (disambiguation).

Field Marshal Richard Frederick Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill, GBE, KCB, DSO (23 August 1931 – 8 September 2018) was a British Army officer. After serving with British Army of the Rhine he served with the Commonwealth Brigade in Malaysia during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. He commanded 12th Light Air Defence Regiment in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, and later commanded 19th Airportable Brigade. Although he never served as one of the individual service heads, he went on to be Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in the late 1980s and then Chief of the Defence Staff in the aftermath of the Gulf War. He subsequently became Chair of the Military Committee of NATO in the mid-1990s.

The Lord Vincent of Coleshill
Speaking in the War Powers & Treaties debate, 2008.
Birth nameRichard Frederick Vincent
Born(1931-08-23)23 August 1931
Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
Died8 September 2018(2018-09-08) (aged 87)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1951–96
RankField Marshal
Service number417555
UnitRoyal Artillery
Commands heldChief of the Defence Staff (1991–92)
Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (1988–91)
Royal Military College of Science (1980−83)
19th Airportable Brigade (1975–77)
12th Light Air Defence Regiment (1970–72)
Battles/warsIndonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Operation Banner
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Legion of Merit (United States)[1]

Military career

Vincent was born in Uxbridge, the son of Frederick Vincent and Francis Elizabeth Vincent (née Coleshill).[2][3] He was educated at Aldenham School in Hertfordshire.[2] Vincent joined the British Army, initially in the ranks, but after attending Mons Officer Cadet School, he was commissioned as a National Service officer with the rank of second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 7 July 1951.[4] He served with the British Army of the Rhine for the first few years, securing a short service commission in the Regular Army on 16 February 1953.[5] Promoted to lieutenant on 13 March 1953[6] and to captain on 23 August 1958,[7] he became a gunnery staff officer in 1959.[5] He was seconded to the Radar Research Establishment in Malvern in 1960 and returned to the British Army of the Rhine as a troop commander in 1962.[5] He attended the technical staff course at the Royal Military College of Science at Shrivenham in 1963 and attended Staff College, Camberley in 1965, following which he was promoted to major on 23 August 1965[8] and deployed with the Commonwealth Brigade to Malaysia during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.[5]

 
An Avro Vulcan being deployed during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Vincent was appointed to a staff officer role at Department of the Master-General of the Ordnance at the Ministry of Defence in 1968 after which he became commanding officer of the 12th Light Air Defence Regiment on 27 February 1970 with promotion to lieutenant colonel on 30 June 1970.[9] He commanded the Regiment in Germany and in Northern Ireland during the Troubles for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.[10] He returned to Camberley as an instructor there in August 1972 and then attended the Administrative Staff College at Henley late in 1973.[5]

Vincent obviously found his niche in the academic area of military life, as he became Military Director of Studies at the Royal Military College of Science in January 1974.[5] Promoted to colonel on 30 June 1974[11] and to brigadier on 30 June 1975,[12] he became commander of 19th Airportable Brigade in December 1975[5] and then attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in Belgrave Square, London in 1978.[5] He became Deputy Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in January 1979 and following promotion to major general on 1 April 1980,[13] he became Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science in July 1980.[14] He was appointed promoted to lieutenant general on appointment as Master-General of the Ordnance at the Ministry of Defence on 1 September 1983.[15] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1984 New Year Honours.[16] Promoted to full general on 3 November 1986,[17] he went on to be Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in October 1987.[18] He was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in the 1990 New Year Honours.[19]

Vincent was promoted to field marshal and became Chief of the Defence Staff on 2 April 1991 in the aftermath of the Gulf War.[20] His final appointment was as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee in October 1993, before retiring from the British Army in 1996.[21] He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) from 1981[22] until 1987,[23] Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1983[24] until 2000, Colonel Commandant of the Royal Horse Artillery from 1996[25] until the his death in 2018 and Honorary Colonel of 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery from 1982[26] until 1991.[27]

Later career

In retirement Vincent became Chairman of Hunting Defence Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Vickers Defence Systems Limited.[2] He was ennobled in the 1996 Birthday Honours,[28] being created life peer on 3 September 1996 with the title Baron Vincent of Coleshill, of Shrivenham in the County of Oxfordshire,[29] and he held the ceremonial role of Master Gunner, St. James's Park from 1996[30] until 2000.[2] He retired from the House of Lords on 9 March 2016.[31]

Vincent was Chancellor of Cranfield University, with which the Defence College of Management and Technology had an academic partnership, from 1998 to 2010.[32] His interests included looking after his seven grandchildren.[21] He died on 8 September 2018.[33]

Personal life

In 1955 he married Jean Paterson Stewart (d.2019) : they went on to have two sons (one of whom died young) and a daughter.[5]

Arms

Coat of arms of Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill
 
 
Crest
An owl displayed Azure beaked legged and gorged with a mural crown Or.
Escutcheon
Gyronny Azure and Gules a four-pointed mullet gyronny Argent and Or.
Supporters
On either side a horse Or each with a saddlecloth Azure fimbriated Or all within a bordure Gules and girthed with a surcingle Gules fimbriated Or.[34]

References

  1. ^ "Field Marshal Lord Vincent obituary". The Times. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-408-11414-8
  3. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. ^ "No. 39345". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 September 1951. p. 5097.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Heathcote 1999, p. 284.
  6. ^ "No. 39890". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1953. p. 3393.
  7. ^ "No. 41477". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 August 1958. p. 5205.
  8. ^ "No. 43744". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 August 1965. p. 8067.
  9. ^ "No. 45138". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1970. p. 7187.
  10. ^ "No. 45793". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1972. p. 11635.
  11. ^ "No. 46349". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 September 1974. p. 7897.
  12. ^ "No. 46773". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1975. p. 16369.
  13. ^ "No. 48574". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 April 1981. p. 5046.
  14. ^ "No. 48287". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 August 1980. p. 12028.
  15. ^ "No. 49475". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 September 1983. p. 11997.
  16. ^ "No. 49583". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1983. p. 2.
  17. ^ "No. 50709". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1986. p. 14502.
  18. ^ "No. 51115". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 1987. p. 13839.
  19. ^ "No. 51981". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1989. p. 5.
  20. ^ "No. 52489". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 March 1991. p. 5083.
  21. ^ a b Heathcote 1999, p. 285.
  22. ^ "No. 48526". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 February 1981. p. 2316.
  23. ^ "No. 51121". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 November 1987. p. 14133.
  24. ^ "No. 49296". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 March 1983. p. 3972.
  25. ^ "No. 54751". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 April 1997. p. 5115.
  26. ^ "No. 49322". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 April 1983. p. 5305.
  27. ^ "No. 52542". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1991. p. 8197.
  28. ^ "No. 54427". The London Gazette. 14 June 1996. p. 1.
  29. ^ "No. 54518". The London Gazette. 9 September 1996. p. 11953.
  30. ^ "No. 54950". The London Gazette. 26 November 1996. p. 1.
  31. ^ "New appointments this week in UK politics, civil service and public affairs". Politics Home. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  32. ^ "HRH honours Lord Vincent as Cranfield names new Chancellor". Cranfield University. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  33. ^ "Death of a Former Member: Lord Vincent of Coleshill". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  34. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 4676.

Sources

  • Heathcote, Anthony (1999). The British Field Marshals; 1736–1997. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword. ISBN 0-85052-696-5.
Military offices
Preceded by Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science
1980−1983 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Master-General of the Ordnance
1983–1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff
1987–1991 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of the Defence Staff
1991–1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
1993–1996 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Master Gunner, St. James's Park
1996–2000 		Succeeded by

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For other people named Richard Vincent see Richard Vincent disambiguation Field Marshal Richard Frederick Vincent Baron Vincent of Coleshill GBE KCB DSO 23 August 1931 8 September 2018 was a British Army officer After serving with British Army of the Rhine he served with the Commonwealth Brigade in Malaysia during the Indonesia Malaysia confrontation He commanded 12th Light Air Defence Regiment in Northern Ireland during the Troubles for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and later commanded 19th Airportable Brigade Although he never served as one of the individual service heads he went on to be Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in the late 1980s and then Chief of the Defence Staff in the aftermath of the Gulf War He subsequently became Chair of the Military Committee of NATO in the mid 1990s The Lord Vincent of ColeshillSpeaking in the War Powers amp Treaties debate 2008 Birth nameRichard Frederick VincentBorn 1931 08 23 23 August 1931Uxbridge Middlesex EnglandDied8 September 2018 2018 09 08 aged 87 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1951 96RankField MarshalService number417555UnitRoyal ArtilleryCommands heldChief of the Defence Staff 1991 92 Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 1988 91 Royal Military College of Science 1980 83 19th Airportable Brigade 1975 77 12th Light Air Defence Regiment 1970 72 Battles warsIndonesia Malaysia confrontationOperation BannerAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireKnight Commander of the Order of the BathDistinguished Service OrderLegion of Merit United States 1 Contents 1 Military career 2 Later career 3 Personal life 4 Arms 5 References 6 SourcesMilitary career EditVincent was born in Uxbridge the son of Frederick Vincent and Francis Elizabeth Vincent nee Coleshill 2 3 He was educated at Aldenham School in Hertfordshire 2 Vincent joined the British Army initially in the ranks but after attending Mons Officer Cadet School he was commissioned as a National Service officer with the rank of second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 7 July 1951 4 He served with the British Army of the Rhine for the first few years securing a short service commission in the Regular Army on 16 February 1953 5 Promoted to lieutenant on 13 March 1953 6 and to captain on 23 August 1958 7 he became a gunnery staff officer in 1959 5 He was seconded to the Radar Research Establishment in Malvern in 1960 and returned to the British Army of the Rhine as a troop commander in 1962 5 He attended the technical staff course at the Royal Military College of Science at Shrivenham in 1963 and attended Staff College Camberley in 1965 following which he was promoted to major on 23 August 1965 8 and deployed with the Commonwealth Brigade to Malaysia during the Indonesia Malaysia confrontation 5 An Avro Vulcan being deployed during the Indonesia Malaysia confrontation Vincent was appointed to a staff officer role at Department of the Master General of the Ordnance at the Ministry of Defence in 1968 after which he became commanding officer of the 12th Light Air Defence Regiment on 27 February 1970 with promotion to lieutenant colonel on 30 June 1970 9 He commanded the Regiment in Germany and in Northern Ireland during the Troubles for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order 10 He returned to Camberley as an instructor there in August 1972 and then attended the Administrative Staff College at Henley late in 1973 5 Vincent obviously found his niche in the academic area of military life as he became Military Director of Studies at the Royal Military College of Science in January 1974 5 Promoted to colonel on 30 June 1974 11 and to brigadier on 30 June 1975 12 he became commander of 19th Airportable Brigade in December 1975 5 and then attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in Belgrave Square London in 1978 5 He became Deputy Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in January 1979 and following promotion to major general on 1 April 1980 13 he became Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science in July 1980 14 He was appointed promoted to lieutenant general on appointment as Master General of the Ordnance at the Ministry of Defence on 1 September 1983 15 He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1984 New Year Honours 16 Promoted to full general on 3 November 1986 17 he went on to be Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in October 1987 18 He was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in the 1990 New Year Honours 19 Vincent was promoted to field marshal and became Chief of the Defence Staff on 2 April 1991 in the aftermath of the Gulf War 20 His final appointment was as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee in October 1993 before retiring from the British Army in 1996 21 He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers REME from 1981 22 until 1987 23 Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1983 24 until 2000 Colonel Commandant of the Royal Horse Artillery from 1996 25 until the his death in 2018 and Honorary Colonel of 100th Yeomanry Regiment Royal Artillery from 1982 26 until 1991 27 Later career EditIn retirement Vincent became Chairman of Hunting Defence Limited and a Non Executive Director of Vickers Defence Systems Limited 2 He was ennobled in the 1996 Birthday Honours 28 being created life peer on 3 September 1996 with the title Baron Vincent of Coleshill of Shrivenham in the County of Oxfordshire 29 and he held the ceremonial role of Master Gunner St James s Park from 1996 30 until 2000 2 He retired from the House of Lords on 9 March 2016 31 Vincent was Chancellor of Cranfield University with which the Defence College of Management and Technology had an academic partnership from 1998 to 2010 32 His interests included looking after his seven grandchildren 21 He died on 8 September 2018 33 Personal life EditIn 1955 he married Jean Paterson Stewart d 2019 they went on to have two sons one of whom died young and a daughter 5 Arms EditCoat of arms of Richard Vincent Baron Vincent of Coleshill Crest An owl displayed Azure beaked legged and gorged with a mural crown Or Escutcheon Gyronny Azure and Gules a four pointed mullet gyronny Argent and Or Supporters On either side a horse Or each with a saddlecloth Azure fimbriated Or all within a bordure Gules and girthed with a surcingle Gules fimbriated Or 34 References Edit Field Marshal Lord Vincent obituary The Times 13 September 2018 Retrieved 17 September 2018 a b c d Who s Who 2010 A amp C Black 2010 ISBN 978 1 408 11414 8 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 30 March 2017 No 39345 The London Gazette Supplement 28 September 1951 p 5097 a b c d e f g h i Heathcote 1999 p 284 No 39890 The London Gazette Supplement 16 June 1953 p 3393 No 41477 The London Gazette Supplement 19 August 1958 p 5205 No 43744 The London Gazette Supplement 20 August 1965 p 8067 No 45138 The London Gazette Supplement 26 June 1970 p 7187 No 45793 The London Gazette Supplement 3 October 1972 p 11635 No 46349 The London Gazette Supplement 24 September 1974 p 7897 No 46773 The London Gazette Supplement 29 December 1975 p 16369 No 48574 The London Gazette Supplement 6 April 1981 p 5046 No 48287 The London Gazette Supplement 22 August 1980 p 12028 No 49475 The London Gazette Supplement 12 September 1983 p 11997 No 49583 The London Gazette Supplement 30 December 1983 p 2 No 50709 The London Gazette Supplement 10 November 1986 p 14502 No 51115 The London Gazette Supplement 9 November 1987 p 13839 No 51981 The London Gazette Supplement 29 December 1989 p 5 No 52489 The London Gazette Supplement 28 March 1991 p 5083 a b Heathcote 1999 p 285 No 48526 The London Gazette Supplement 16 February 1981 p 2316 No 51121 The London Gazette Supplement 16 November 1987 p 14133 No 49296 The London Gazette Supplement 21 March 1983 p 3972 No 54751 The London Gazette Supplement 28 April 1997 p 5115 No 49322 The London Gazette Supplement 18 April 1983 p 5305 No 52542 The London Gazette Supplement 28 May 1991 p 8197 No 54427 The London Gazette 14 June 1996 p 1 No 54518 The London Gazette 9 September 1996 p 11953 No 54950 The London Gazette 26 November 1996 p 1 New appointments this week in UK politics civil service and public affairs Politics Home Retrieved 14 March 2016 HRH honours Lord Vincent as Cranfield names new Chancellor Cranfield University 14 May 2010 Retrieved 17 November 2012 Death of a Former Member Lord Vincent of Coleshill UK Parliament Retrieved 11 September 2018 Debrett s Peerage 2019 p 4676 Sources EditHeathcote Anthony 1999 The British Field Marshals 1736 1997 Barnsley South Yorkshire Pen amp Sword ISBN 0 85052 696 5 Military officesPreceded byThomas Morony Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science1980 1983 Succeeded byJohn StibbonPreceded bySir Peter Leng Master General of the Ordnance1983 1987 Succeeded bySir John StibbonPreceded bySir Patrick Hine Vice Chief of the Defence Staff1987 1991 Succeeded bySir Benjamin BathurstPreceded bySir David Craig Chief of the Defence Staff1991 1992 Succeeded bySir Peter HardingPreceded byVigleik Eide Chairman of the NATO Military Committee1993 1996 Succeeded byKlaus NaumannHonorary titlesPreceded bySir Martin Farndale Master Gunner St James s Park1996 2000 Succeeded bySir Alex Harley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Vincent Baron Vincent of Coleshill amp oldid 1135143571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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