Rank:

Corporal

Unit:

1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, Waziristan Force, British Indian Army

Awarded on:

October 25th, 1940

"On 14 November 1939 near Razmak in Waziristan, at about 1230 hours near Bandiza Village one of the Battalion's piquets commanded by Cpl Vincent was fired on heavily at close range, and enemy tribesmen rushed the piquet. A hand-to-hand encounter ensued during which three members of Cpl Vincent's section were killed and four injured. Although wounded himself, Vincent delayed to assist a wounded soldier and turned back to seize a rifle and with it killed one tribesman at point blank range and forced the other attackers to take cover. This enabled the rest of the section to get the wounded man away. His action inspired other of his men to behave most bravely."