Military Provost Staff Corps

Soldier Details:

Surname: Porter

Initials: G.D.S.

Rank: L/Cpl A/SSM

Army No.: 1068

Notes: MFP attached to MMP 1914, attached MMP 4 Division Arras. From Aldershot. Awarded the 1914 Star with Clasp (2/1692) and Rose, Victory Medal and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 21/10/1914. Address, 44 Lion Terrace, Portsmouth. Initials G D S on medal card. New 1920 No.7681270. Extract from the Army and Navy Gazette 24 July 1915. Military Mounted Police: Lce. Cpl. D G S Porter.

Decorations/Medals/Awards (3)

1. Decoration: Mention in Despatches

Gazette Date: 1915-06-22

Gazette Issue: 29200

Gazette Page: 6010

Citation: France & Flanders. Devotion. L/Cpl. Also shown in the Army and Navy Gazette, 24/7/15.

2. Decoration: Meritorious Service Medal

Gazette Date: 1918-01-01

Gazette Issue: 30450

Gazette Page: 73

Citation: France, Devotion to Duty. MFP attached to MMP. L/Cpl (A/SSM). Initials D G S in the LG.

3. Decoration: General Service Medal 1918

Gazette Date: 1924-05-23

Gazette Issue: Medal Roll WO 100/116/482

Gazette Page: 12

Theatre: Middle East

Citation: Clasp: Iraq, 8/4/1920 to 25/11/1920. Attached to APM Basrah and DAPM Makina. Address on medal card, C/O Garrison Adjutant, Portsmouth. Post 1920 MFP No. now 7681270.

Surname:	Porter
Initials:	G.D.S.
Rank:	L/Cpl A/SSM
Army No.:	1068
Notes:	MFP attached to MMP 1914, attached MMP 4 Division Arras. From Aldershot. Awarded the 1914 Star with Clasp (2/1692) and Rose, Victory Medal and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 21/10/1914. Address, 44 Lion Terrace, Portsmouth. Initials G D S on medal card. New 1920 No.7681270. Extract from the Army and Navy Gazette 24 July 1915. Military Mounted Police: Lce. Cpl. D G S Porter.