Military Provost Staff Corps

Soldier Details:

Surname: Symonds

Initials: E.P.

Rank: Sergeant

Army No.: -739

Notes: MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals and Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, Army Order 130 of 1927 First served abroad (1) France, 9/8/1914 to 27/7/1918. Enlisted in the Coldstream Guards, No. 1131, 11/10/1897, age 19, occupation Grocer, home address: Aidesmount, Bletchley, Bedfordshire. Served Home 11/10/1897 to 17/3/1900, South Africa 18/3/1900 to 15/10/1901, Home 16/10/1901 to 8/8/1914, BEF France 9/8./1914 to 27/7/1918, Home 28/7/1918 to 13/1/1919 to discharge no longer physically fit for war service. Transferred to MFP 14/8/1903. Home address: Coombe Court, Kingston Hill, Surrey. Address in list of absent voters 1918, High Street, Ridgemont, Bedfordshire. Info from Pension Index Cards:- 8/MS/7926. Symonds, Edwin Percy, MFP, No. 739, Pte, 6 Ashbourne Road, Bournemouth, 28/6/23 application to London Region for file, Cancelled to 8/MS/1932, 6/7/32. Also:- 8/MS/7932. Symonds, Edwin Percy, MFP, No. 739, Sgt. 13/1/19 to discharge, 6 Achbourne Road, West Southbourne, Bournemouth, disability Tubercle of lung and Fistula, aggr. stamp DECEASED. Also:- Symonds, Edwin Percy, Sgt, MFP, APC, Coldstream Guards, DIED 12/10/23, 8/MS/7932, case passed from PWP to effects 19/10/23 6 Achbourne road, Bournemouth, 6234/F. Edwin Percy Symonds.

Decorations/Medals/Awards (2)

1. Decoration: Queen's South Africa Medal

Gazette Date: 1901-10-04

Gazette Issue: WO 100/164

Gazette Page: 148 and 259

Citation: Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1901 which is on (WO 100/164, page 29. dated 12/11/1902. Awarded on the Coldstream Guards Medal Roll No. 1131.

2. Decoration: Silver War Badge

Gazette Date: 1919-04-25

Gazette Issue: WO 329/3243

Gazette Page: List MPC/166

Citation: Badge No. B173762. Enlisted 11/10/1897, Discharged 13/1/1919. K.R. 392 (xvi). A.O. 29/19. Age 43years 0months. Served abroad.

Surname:	Symonds
Initials:	E.P.
Rank:	Sergeant
Army No.:	-739
Notes:	MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals and Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, Army Order 130 of 1927 First served abroad (1) France, 9/8/1914 to 27/7/1918. Enlisted in the Coldstream Guards, No. 1131, 11/10/1897, age 19, occupation Grocer, home address: Aidesmount, Bletchley, Bedfordshire. Served Home 11/10/1897 to 17/3/1900, South Africa 18/3/1900 to 15/10/1901, Home 16/10/1901 to 8/8/1914, BEF France 9/8./1914 to 27/7/1918, Home 28/7/1918 to 13/1/1919 to discharge no longer physically fit for war service. Transferred to MFP 14/8/1903. Home address: Coombe Court, Kingston Hill, Surrey. Address in list of absent voters 1918, High Street, Ridgemont, Bedfordshire. Info from Pension Index Cards:- 8/MS/7926. Symonds, Edwin Percy, MFP, No. 739, Pte, 6 Ashbourne Road, Bournemouth, 28/6/23 application to London Region for file, Cancelled to 8/MS/1932, 6/7/32. Also:- 8/MS/7932. Symonds, Edwin Percy, MFP, No. 739, Sgt. 13/1/19 to discharge, 6 Achbourne Road, West Southbourne, Bournemouth, disability Tubercle of lung and Fistula, aggr. stamp DECEASED. Also:- Symonds, Edwin Percy, Sgt, MFP, APC, Coldstream Guards, DIED 12/10/23, 8/MS/7932, case passed from PWP to effects 19/10/23 6 Achbourne road, Bournemouth, 6234/F. Edwin Percy Symonds.