Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George V)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Swertz
Initials:   L.A.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  P/1442
Notes:   MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star. First served abroad (1) France, 21/6/1915. He was born in Cork, enlisted in London and resided in Kentish Town, London. Died (pneumonia). No inscription on gravestone. Info from Pension Card Index: Form MPAP 54. Swerty, (not Swertz) Gertrude, 1 Redhill Place, Albany Street, St Pancras, London. Info from Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929. 26/5/1919 he left his widow Gertrude,£24-12-05 amfd 20/4/1921 £9. (name shown as Swerty). Leopold Alphonsus Swertz.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 14th February 1919
Company: MFP
Cemetery: CHARLEROI COMMUNAL CEMETERY   BELGIUM
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