Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Hindmarsh
Initials:   A.J.
Rank:   Sergeant
Army No.:  2656945
Notes:   CMP. 78 Div Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Coldstream Guards later Scots Guards, 23/2/1940 compulsory transferred to CMP. He was born and resided in Newcastle upon Tyne. Name spelt Hinemarsh in Army Roll of Honour. 78 Division Pro Coy War Diary WO 170/176. Died as a result to a traffic accident at Beja. The units first casualty. Inscription on gravestone: Sweetest memories of Jim, darling husband of Edna, Daddy of Alan James, forever in our hearts. Formerly Sergeant in the Newcastle City Police. Casualty List 1055, North Africa, Died Result of Accident, 13/1/1943. James Hindmarsh.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 13th January 1943
Company: 78 DIV PRO COY
Cemetery: MEDJEZ EL BAB WAR CEMETERY   TUNISIA
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