Military Provost Staff Corps

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Soldier Details:
Surname: Wingate
Initials:   R.
Rank:   Sergeant
Army No.:  596
Notes:   MMP. From Aldershot. Formerly 93 Battery, Royal Field Artillery, No. 6543, transferred to MMP 1/10/1904. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 2/10/1915. Shown as (3) Egypt, 4/9/1914 to 12/3/1915 and (1) France, 2/10/1915 on medal roll B859.. Later T/WOII. Post 1920 CMP No. 7681010. Robert Wingate. He has the same No. as L/Cpl A E Alliston, MFP. Extract from the Belfast New Letter 24 March 1915. ULSTER DIVISION ITEMS. Sergeant Wood ans Sergeant Wingate, Military Mounted Police, on transfer from Egypt, have been allotted to Randalstown and Clandeboye Camps respectively.

Decorations/Medals/Awards (2)
  1. Decoration:   Mention in Despatches Gazette Date: 1917-01-04 Gazette Issue: 29890 Gazette Page: 253
Citation:   France. Sgt.
  2. Decoration:   Meritorious Service Medal Gazette Date: 1919-01-18 Gazette Issue: 31132 Gazette Page: 1015
Citation:   France. Devotion to duty. Sgt (A/SSM). Robert Wingate.