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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Crow
Initials:J
Rank:Sergeant Major
Army Number:P/1826
Notes:MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 7/7/1915 to 2/6/1916. He enlisted 1/7/15 and promoted to WOI in the MFP, age 50.2 years, occupation Police Superintendent, home address: 14 Rishworth Street, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Served Home 1/7/15 to 6/7/15, BEF 7/7/15 to 2/5/16, Home 3/5/16 to 26/5/16 to discharge no longer physically fit for war service, para 392 (xxv) KR. Suffering from Nephritis and Rheumatic Fever. 15/7/15 Railway Police, France, 27/2/16 Abbeville, 20/4/16 Rouen. He had previously served in the East Worcestershire Volunteers.
Info from Pension Index Card:- Crow, John, MFP, P/1826, 65364/E, SFJ.66.
John Crow.
Decoration Record:
Decoration: Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/12 Jan. 12, 1917)
Citation: Badge No. 4513. Enlisted 1/7/1915, discharged 26/5/1916, sickness para 392 (xxv) no longer physically fit for War Service. Served abroad. Name erased from List MPC/8.