Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George V)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Tabernacle
Initials:   H.G.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  P/7556
Notes:   MMP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (3) Egypt 15/4/15 to 27/4/17 and 9/2/18 to 9/11/18. Shown on medal card as (2b) Gallipoli, 15/4/15. He was born in Potters Bar, enlisted in Chelsea and resided in London. Died, 16 General Hospital, Alexandria, Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929. Formerly served in the Middlesex Yeomanry, No. 3534 and No. 260354. He is shown on medal card as 1 City of London Yeomanry, No. 3535 and in Commonwealth War Graves roll as Middlesex Hussars with MMP No. P/7556. Inscription on gravestone: Eldest and beloved son of Mary and Ernest Tabernacle. His gravestone has the cap badge of the Middlesex Yeomanry and states Middlesex Yeomanry and Military Police Corps.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 3rd November 1918
Company: MMP EEF
Cemetery: ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY   EGYPT
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