| Surname: | Christian |
| Initials: | G A |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/14354 |
| Notes: | MFP Port Police. Served Home. He enlisted 10/7/17 in the King Edwards Horse, No. 2031, age 38 years, occupation Company Registrar, home address: 5 Glenluce Road, Blackheath, London SE 3 and 62 a Burnt Oak Hill, London SE 12. Transferred to MFP (Port Police Section) with effect from 14/2/18 (authority WO letter 256549, MI.5.53 of 8/2/18. 5/5/19 discharged to class Z reserve. A letter in his army record from MI 5, War Office, London SW 1 to Commandant, Military Police Corps, Aldershot dated July 1919 reads: With reference to medals for service abroad for the MFP (Ports Section) employed here, several of them went out on special jobs to Italy and returned on completion of duty. I do not know if this qualifies them for any medals or ribbons, but, in case it does, here are the names and numbers of the men, and where they went. (1). P/3600 L/Cpl W Smith, P/14354 L/Cpl G Christian, embarked on 22nd May 1918 proceeding to Padua and Vicenza returning to England on the 1st June 1918. (2). P/3600 L/Cpl W Smith, P/3268 L/Cpl J B Jeffries. Left London on the 10th July, and proceeded to the Aerodrome nr Vicenza, returning to London on the 20th July 1918. They were in charge of certain very confidential packages to the Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force in Italy. Yours sincerely G.M. Omerod. George Arthur Christian. |