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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Barker
Initials:F
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:P/2591
Notes:MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (3) Egypt, 20/3/1916.

Extract from the Hull Daily Mail, 9/3/1919. Cpl F Barker.
Corporal F Barker (P/2591), Military Foot Police, Kantara, Egyptian Expeditionary Fore who has been mentioned in General Sir Edmund Allenby's despatches. he enlisted in 1915, and has served three years in Egypt, where he is still serving with the Military Foot Police. His home address is 38 Regent Street, Anlaby Road, Hull. (has small photograph of Baker in Khaki Drill).
Decoration Record:
Decoration: Mention in Despatches (London Gazette: 31138 Page: 1160 Jan. 22, 1919)
Citation: Egypt Exp Force.