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An outstanding Great War 1915 ‘Battle of Loos’ M.C. and 1918 ’Villeselve Cavalry Charge’ Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Captain A. B. P. L. Vincent, 3rd Dragoon Guards, who subsequently commanded ‘C’ Squadron of the Regiment during their charge at Honnechy, 9 October 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed as issued; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (2. Lieut: A. B. P. L. Vincent. 3/ D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. A. B. P. L. Vincent.) light contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £2,600-£3,000 An outstanding Great War 1915 ‘Battle of Loos’ M.C. and 1918 ’Villeselve Cavalry Charge’ Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Captain A. B. P. L. Vincent, 3rd Dragoon Guards, who subsequently commanded ‘C’ Squadron of the Regiment during their charge at Honnechy, 9 October 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed as issued; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (2. Lieut: A. B. P. L. Vincent. 3/ D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. A. B. P. L. Vincent.) light contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £2,600-£3,000 M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1916: ‘For Distinguished Service in the Field.’ M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 26 July 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in a successful charge against the enemy infantry and machine guns, resulting in the capture of 100 prisoners and the recapture of a valuable tactical position. He also rendered fine service in obtaining valuable information on numerous mounted patrols during operations.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916. Arthur Birley Patrick Love Vincent was born on 5 July 1894 in Hove, Sussex, the son of Colonel Arthur Hare Vincent, 3rd Hussars, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 3rd Dragoon Guards on 1 October 1914, proceeding with them to France on 1 November 1914. Providing badly needed reinforcements for the 6th Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division, the 3rd Dragoons were immediately committed to the front line trenches at Herenthage Woods, South of the Ypres-Menin Road, during the First Battle of Ypres. Vincent remained serving on the Western Front throughout the war, gaining promotion to Lieutenant in October 1915, Acting Captain in April 1918 and Captain 5 December 1918. The History of the 3rd (Prince of Wales’s ) Dragoon Guards 1914-1918 by Captain H. P. Holt confirms that Lieutenant Vincent’s Military Cross was awarded for his services at the Battle of Loos, 25 to 27 September 1915, specifically during the fighting around the slag heap immediately south of the village of Loos. Additional details in the narrative for the 26 and 27 September include: ‘[26 September]: 2nd Lieut. Vincent was sent to get in touch with the Royals on the other side of the slag-heap. During these movements 18 Poles and Silesians gave themselves up to Regimental Headquarters. [27 September]: During the night there was a good deal of rifle fire from the enemy lines. As it was expected that the Germans might make a counter-attack, 2nd Lieut. Vincent carried out a reconnaissance along the slag-heap to clear up the situation. He obtained valuable information, which was conveyed to the officer commanding the Scots Guards.’ Vincent was awarded a Second Award Bar to his Military Cross for his services in leading a detachment of the 3rd Dragoons in their cavalry charge at Villeselve on 24 March 1918. On this occasion a mounted party under Major E. Watkin, comprising troops from the 3rd Dragoon Guards, 10th Royal Hussars and 1st Royal Dragoons had been ordered to attack some hostile infantry and machine guns on the line of Hill 81 near Villeselve: ‘The detachment moved up the main road towards Villeselve, turning north along a sunken track leading to Collezy, where it came under a heavy machine gun fire from the north. Cover was, however, obtained in a large farm south-east of the village. Here the squadron was formed into three troops by regiments. The plan of attack had been