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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Barker
Initials:A
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:P/15264
Notes:MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 4/6/16 to 31/1/17. 11/12/1915 he enlisted as a Gnr. A Battery, 188 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. No. 1722 born Bothampsall, Nottinghamshire, occupation Policeman, age 22.11 years, address: 25 Park Avenue, Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts. Served Home 11/12/1915 to 3/6/1916, BEF 4/6/1915 to 31/1/1917, Home 1/2/1917 to 24/10/1915, Med Exp Force 25/10/1915 to 12/2/1916, Mesopotamia 13/2/1916 to 18/4/1919, India 19/4/1919 to 24/9/1919, En Route 25/9/1919 to 16/10/1919, Home 17/10/1919 to 14/11/1919, 15/11/1917 to Class Z Reserve, address 9 Middle Furlough Road, Nottighgam and 48 South Street, Boscombe, Hampshire. 31/1/1917 to England abscess to foot, 14/6/1917 to 13/7/1917 hospital at Ripon with Trench Fever, 13/5/1918 transferred to MFP.
Arthur Baker.