Military Provost Staff Corps

Soldier Details:

Surname: Low

Initials: H.P.

Rank: Major

Army No.: 65515

Notes: Provost Officer. Middlesex Regiment. DPM TC 21 Army Group 45. London Gazette 38014, page 3251, 15/7/47. Corps of Royal Military Police. Lt (War Subs, Maj). H P Low (65515 from TARO, Middlesex Regiment to be Major. 1/5/47 with seniority 1/2/1947. London Gazette 39989, 5564, 20/10/1953. Territorial Army Reserve of Officers. Corps of Royal Military Police. Maj H P Low, TD. (65515), from Active List, to be Maj, 1/12/1952, retaining his present seniority and is granted the hon. rank of Lt/Col. London Gazette 42946, 2513, 19/3/1963. Corps of Royal Military Police. Territorial Army Reserve of Officers. Maj. (Hon. Lt/Col.) H P Low, TD. (65515) having exceeded the age limit, ceases to belong to the RA Res. of Offrs., 20/3/1963, retaining the hon. rank of Lt/Col.

Decorations/Medals/Awards (4)

1. Decoration: US Legion of Merit

Gazette Date: 1946-10-17

Gazette Issue: 37761

Gazette Page: 5138

Citation: North West Europe. Citation for US Legion of Merit, Degree of Officer: Lieutenant Colonel Harold P Low, British Army, performed exceptionally meritorious service from June 1944 to July 1945 as Deputy Provost Marshal in charge of Traffic Control for the British 21st Army Group. He was responsible for coordinating the traffic of armies, line of communications and neighbouring American formations, a task he accomplished with an efficiency that maintained an even flow of traffic and contributed in an important degree to the success of operations on the Continent. National Archive WO 373/147.

2. Decoration: Efficency Medal (Territorial)

Gazette Date: 1947-10-03

Gazette Issue: 38087

Gazette Page: 4648

Citation: Middlesex Regt.

3. Decoration: Efficiency Decoration (Territorial) 1st Clasp

Gazette Date: 1950-06-20

Gazette Issue: 38945

Gazette Page: 3163

Citation: RMP.

4. Decoration: Efficency Medal (Territorial)

Gazette Date: 1951-09-21

Gazette Issue: 39337

Gazette Page: 4931

Surname:	Low
Initials:	H.P.
Rank:	Major
Army No.:	65515
Notes:	Provost Officer. Middlesex Regiment. DPM TC 21 Army Group 45. London Gazette 38014, page 3251, 15/7/47. Corps of Royal Military Police. Lt (War Subs, Maj). H P Low (65515 from TARO, Middlesex Regiment to be Major. 1/5/47 with seniority 1/2/1947. London Gazette 39989, 5564, 20/10/1953. Territorial Army Reserve of Officers. Corps of Royal Military Police. Maj H P Low, TD. (65515), from Active List, to be Maj, 1/12/1952, retaining his present seniority and is granted the hon. rank of Lt/Col. London Gazette 42946, 2513, 19/3/1963. Corps of Royal Military Police. Territorial Army Reserve of Officers. Maj. (Hon. Lt/Col.) H P Low, TD. (65515) having exceeded the age limit, ceases to belong to the RA Res. of Offrs., 20/3/1963, retaining the hon. rank of Lt/Col.