Military Provost Staff Corps

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Soldier Details:
Surname: Yates
Initials:   H.L.
Rank:   Acting Corporal
Army No.:  P/3331
Notes:   MFP Port Police. Served Home. Enlisted in the MFP 21/1/16, age 18 years, occupation Auctioneers Bookkeeper, Home address: 768 Holloway Road, London N 19. Served in Southampton. 29/6/16 volunteered for a special force company of the Special Constabulary, Metropolitan Police. Attested 28/1/16, Army Reserve 29/1/16 to 20/6/16, Home 21/6/16 to 15/2/19, 15/2/19 discharged no longer physically fit for war service. Suffering from early Graves disease also know as toxic diffuse goiter an autoimmune disease that affect the thyroid. 16/2/19 he was awarded a pension for 5/6 per week to be reviewed in 26 weeks for early Graves disease 20% disability. Info from Pension Index Card:- Yates, Harry Leaman, MFP, A/Cpl, P/3331, 11/M/275608, VV50.2047, PPS.115610, passed to group 28/10/20, 768 Holloway Road, Highgate, London N. Harry Leaman Yates.

Decorations/Medals/Awards (1)
  1. Decoration:   Silver War Badge Gazette Date: 1919-02-25 Gazette Issue: WO 329/3243 Gazette Page: List MPC/142
Citation:   Badge No. B129591. Enlisted 28/1/1916 (21/6/1916 on medal card), discharged 15/2/1919. K. R. 392 (xvi). Served home. Name deleted from SWB MPC/168 duplicated.