Military Provost Staff Corps

Soldier Details:

Surname: Tanner

Initials: F.

Rank: Lance Corporal

Army No.: P/19295

Notes: MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 3/5/1915. 12/2/1915 enlisted Pte. 1 Royal Dublin Fusiliers. No. 18930, age 20.10 years, occupation cotton operative, born Holywood, Stockport, Cheshire, address: Rhianya, Crosby Street, Stockport and 4 Heaton Mersey View, Larkhill Road, Stockport. Served home 12/2/1915 to 2/5/1915, BEF 3/5/1915 to 15/6/1915, Home 16/6/1915 to 21/3/1916, BEF 22/3/1916 to 6/8/1916, home 7/8/1916 to 11/11/1916, Salonika Ex Force 12/11/1916 to 13/9/1917, Egypt 14/9/1917 to 5/12/1918, Home 6/12/1918 to 17/1/1919 discharged no longer physically fit for war service. 7/1/1916 at Cork charge absence, loss of pay 10 days, 5/3/1918 Abbasia, Egypt absence, reduced to Pte. 21/4/1918 Abbasia, Egypt charge 1 urinating in his quarters, charge 2 damaging a pair of boots property of a comrade 14 days confined to barracks and deprived of 10 days pay on charge 1, charge 2 deprived of 2 days pay. Suffered GSW to right hand. 26/4/1920 he re enlisted in MFP for 1 year, age 24.10 years, occupation clerk. 20/5/1920 charged with drunk and absent from duty, discharged after 3 months of enlistment, unfit for service. Frederick Tanner. Info from pension card: Frederick Tanner. 17/1/19 discharge, born 1895, married, Rhianja, Crossby Street, Stockport. 8/1/19 Pension GSW right hand. Info from Pension Index Cards:- 3/MT/3316. Tanner, Frederick, MFP, P/19295, Pte. 17/1/19 to discharge, born 1895, married, Rhianja, Crossby Street, Stockport, 18/1/19 awarded pension for gsw right hand, due to 30%. Also:- Tanner, Frederick, MFP, P/19295, RDF, 18930, 5/AH/2967, GN/2/D/4028, 3/MT/3316, DEAD 23/8/24. Frederick Tanner.

Decorations/Medals/Awards (1)

1. Decoration: Silver War Badge

Gazette Date: 1919-01-22

Gazette Issue: WO 329/3013

Gazette Page: B/1103

Citation: Badge No. B 86516. Enlisted 12/2/1915, Discharged 17/1/1919. Wounds. xvi 2 (a). Age 29 years, served abroad. Shown on the Royal Dublin Fusiliers SWB Roll.

Surname:	Tanner
Initials:	F.
Rank:	Lance Corporal
Army No.:	P/19295
Notes:	MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 3/5/1915. 12/2/1915 enlisted Pte. 1 Royal Dublin Fusiliers. No. 18930, age 20.10 years, occupation cotton operative, born Holywood, Stockport, Cheshire, address: Rhianya, Crosby Street, Stockport and 4 Heaton Mersey View, Larkhill Road, Stockport. Served home 12/2/1915 to 2/5/1915, BEF 3/5/1915 to 15/6/1915, Home 16/6/1915 to 21/3/1916, BEF 22/3/1916 to 6/8/1916, home 7/8/1916 to 11/11/1916, Salonika Ex Force 12/11/1916 to 13/9/1917, Egypt 14/9/1917 to 5/12/1918, Home 6/12/1918 to 17/1/1919 discharged no longer physically fit for war service. 7/1/1916 at Cork charge absence, loss of pay 10 days, 5/3/1918 Abbasia, Egypt absence, reduced to Pte. 21/4/1918 Abbasia, Egypt charge 1 urinating in his quarters, charge 2 damaging a pair of boots property of a comrade 14 days confined to barracks and deprived of 10 days pay on charge 1, charge 2 deprived of 2 days pay. Suffered GSW to right hand. 26/4/1920 he re enlisted in MFP for 1 year, age 24.10 years, occupation clerk. 20/5/1920 charged with drunk and absent from duty, discharged after 3 months of enlistment, unfit for service. Frederick Tanner. Info from pension card: Frederick Tanner. 17/1/19 discharge, born 1895, married, Rhianja, Crossby Street, Stockport. 8/1/19 Pension GSW right hand. Info from Pension Index Cards:- 3/MT/3316. Tanner, Frederick, MFP, P/19295, Pte. 17/1/19 to discharge, born 1895, married, Rhianja, Crossby Street, Stockport, 18/1/19 awarded pension for gsw right hand, due to 30%. Also:- Tanner, Frederick, MFP, P/19295, RDF, 18930, 5/AH/2967, GN/2/D/4028, 3/MT/3316, DEAD 23/8/24. Frederick Tanner.