Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Tilbury
Initials:   F.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  1724645
Notes:   CMP. 203 Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Royal Artillery (Field, Coast & AA). 18/1/41 Transferred to CMP. 15/8/44 Died. He was born and resided in Oxfordshire. War Diary WO 169/17723 203 Pro Coy. Moascar, 15/8/44 No. 1724645 L/Cpl Tilbury died, 16/8/44 L/Cpl Tilbury interred at Kantara West Cemetery, new military grave No.16 plot 5, row B. Casualty List 1543, Middle East, Died Result of Accident, 15/8/1944. Casualty List 1555, corrections, Middle East, previous List 1543, Died Result of Accident, rank U/L/Cpl. Frank Tilbury.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 15th August 1944
Company: 203 PRO COY
Cemetery: MOASCAR WAR CEMETERY   EGYPT
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