Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Southwood
Initials:   F.L.
Rank:   Private
Army No.:  11419231
Notes:   CMP. VP. Enlisted in the Royal Artillery, LAA Branch, transferred to CMP. 16/6/44 Died. He was born in Devonshire and resided in Hampshire at 6 Peabody Road, Farnborough. No inscription on gravestone. Unit War Diary HQ CMP Ports. WO 166/16277. 16/6/44 Casualties. 1419231 Pte F L Southwood CMP (VP) 176 attached 193 Coy Ports killed in air raid at King George V Docks, London E 16. 722166 Pte J Mitchell VP CMP 177 (attached 193) Coy Ports seriously injured at the same time. (Died later). Casualty List 1483, Home, Killed in Action, 16/4/1944. Frederick Leslie Southwood.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 16th June 1944
Company: 176 PRO COY
Cemetery: FARNBOROUGH (VICTORIA ROAD) CEMETERY   UNITED KINGDOM
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