Military Provost Staff Corps

Soldier Details:

Surname: Slade

Initials: E.H.

Rank: Lance Corporal

Army No.: P/284

Notes: MMP. 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 18/11/1914. 3/1/17 discharged Info from Pension Index Card:- Slade, Edmund Hercules, MMP, P/284, 31/1/17 to discharge, 11/M/403626 DEAD 21/9/21, sheet X.313.Z. 2028/17Stamp: Ad 24/1/17 at 12/6 from 1/2/17, Chelsea No. 108087/E, received 22/1/17. Edmund Hercules Slade. National Roll of the Great War 1914- 1918, Section XII, Bedford & Northampton, Page 204. He volunteered in October 1914 and was quickly sent to France where he was engaged on important traffic control and other police duties at Le Havre and Rouen. He did excellent work until January 1917 when he was discharged as medically unfit for further service as a result of influenza. He holds the 1914 Star and the General Service and Victory Medals. Newton Longville, Bucks.

Decorations/Medals/Awards (1)

1. Decoration: Silver War Badge

Gazette Date: 1917-01-12

Gazette Issue: WO 329/3243

Gazette Page: List MPC/12

Citation: Badge No. 4509. Enlisted 13/10/1914, discharged 31/1/1917, sickness para 392 (xvi) no longer physically fit for War Service. Served abroad.

Surname:	Slade
Initials:	E.H.
Rank:	Lance Corporal
Army No.:	P/284
Notes:	MMP. 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 18/11/1914. 3/1/17 discharged Info from Pension Index Card:- Slade, Edmund Hercules, MMP, P/284, 31/1/17 to discharge, 11/M/403626 DEAD 21/9/21, sheet X.313.Z. 2028/17Stamp: Ad 24/1/17 at 12/6 from 1/2/17, Chelsea No. 108087/E, received 22/1/17. Edmund Hercules Slade. National Roll of the Great War 1914- 1918, Section XII, Bedford & Northampton, Page 204. He volunteered in October 1914 and was quickly sent to France where he was engaged on important traffic control and other police duties at Le Havre and Rouen. He did excellent work until January 1917 when he was discharged as medically unfit for further service as a result of influenza. He holds the 1914 Star and the General Service and Victory Medals. Newton Longville, Bucks.