Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Staveley
Initials:   J.S.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  6466966
Notes:   CMP. He was born in London SW and resided in Middlesex and formerly served in the Royal Fusiliers. 505 Ind Mobile Pro Coy War Diary WO 169/13278. 28/12/1943 2 NCO's wounded in Ortona by shrapnel and admitted to hospital. 2 Jeeps and 2 Motorcycles damaged by shrapnel. Casualty List 1344, Italy, Wounded, 28/12/1943. Inscription on gravestone: In the garden of memories we meet every day. Mum, Dad and Evelyn. John Samuel Staveley.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 29th December 1943
Company: 505 IND MOB PRO COY
Cemetery: SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY   ITALY
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