Vincent James Heather

Born 12 February 1876 - Died 1957

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Army AWMM
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WW1 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM
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- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Regular Military Service AWMM

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Vincent James AWMM
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Heather AWMM
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12 February 1876 AWMM AWMM
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WW1 Auckland AWMM
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- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Regular Military Service AWMM
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Army AWMM
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Royal Field Artillery AWMM
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- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
  1 January 1918 AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) Twice AWMM

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WW1 Sheep farmer/Civilian AWMM
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WW1 Major/Military AWMM Royal Field Artillery AWMM British Army AWMM

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WW1 1914 AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM

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Commanded 295 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. AWMM

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1957 AWMM
Ireland (Eire), United Kingdom AWMM
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Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors. AWMM
p.422 AWMM

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