Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Griggs
Initials:   A.W.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  1100683
Notes:   CMP. 201 Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Royal Artillery (Field, Coast & AA). 22/2/41 Transferred to CMP. 20/10/42 Died. He was born in Hertfordshire and resided in London. War Diary 201 Pro Coy, WO 169/6655, 20/10/42 L/Cpl Griggs died 63 General hospital from natural causes. Inscription on gravestone: A beautiful memory dearer than gold, a husband whose worth can never be told. His number in Army Roll of Honour is 1100685. Casualty List 970, Middle East, Died 20/10/1942. Arthur William Griggs.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 20th October 1942
Company: 201 PRO COY
Cemetery: HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY   EGYPT
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