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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Woodward
Initials:J H
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:4969956
Notes:CMP. 19/2/1919 he enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters Regiment, age 18 years at Derby, 8/2/1936 to discharge, 4/7/1940 re enlisted and transferred to CMP. HQ Mobile Pro Coy, Cairo. 12/4/44 Discharged.
War Diary WO 169/13208, HQ Mobile Provost Control, 22/3/1943 Haifa Baghdad Road closed due to rain. 4969956 L/Cpl Woodward J involved in motorcycle accident, badly fractured leg. 11/9/1943 DAPM went to District Court, Jaffa in case of L/Cpl Woodward. It is going to be difficult to obtain the compensation allowed by the court.
Casualty List not found.
14/8/48 He was awarded the 1939 - 1945 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal.
Address:- 32 Wonford Road, Exeter, Devon.
Joshua Harry Woodward.