Individual Details
Capt Hugh Ranulph Vincent
(4 Sep 1902 - 26 Oct 1942)
Events
| Birth | 4 Sep 1902 | Clapham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Christen | 29 Sep 1902 | Christ Church,, Clapham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Marriage | 30 May 1934 | Harrismith, Harrismith, Oranje-Vrystaat, Suid-Afrika - Sylvia May Shannon | |||
| Marriage | 2 Dec 1938 | Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa - Sylvia May Shannon | |||
| Military service | Bet 1939 and 1942 | WW2 | |||
| Death | 26 Oct 1942 | WWII CWGC - Mpumalanga, South Africa |  |
Families
| Spouse | Sylvia May Shannon |
| Child | Sylvia Evelyn Vincent |
| Child | Ranulph Hugh Vincent |
| Father | Rev John Ranulph Vincent (1859 - 1914) |
| Mother | Evelyn Mary Templer (1871 - 1954) |
| Sibling | John Templer Vincent (1906 - 1965) |
Notes
Death
Nationality: South AfricanRank: Captain
Regiment: South African Corps of Signals
Secondary Unit Text: H.Q. 3rd S. A. Armd. Div. Sigs.
Age: 40
Date of Death: 26/10/1942
Service No: 117174
Additional information: Son of Dean H. R. Vincent and E. M. Vincent; husband of S. M. Vincent, of Johannesburg.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 997.
Cemetery: ERMELO CEMETERY
Cemetery: ERMELO CEMETERY
Country: South Africa
Locality: Mpumalanga
Location Information: The old town cemetery, it is situated at the end of Cemetery Road.
Historical Information: During the 1939-1945 War a Military Camp was set up near this town.
No. of Identified Casualties: 17
(Rumoured to be suicide)