Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill

British field marshal

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1931

Place of Birth: United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Sep-2018

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Field Marshal Richard Frederick Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill, (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.