| Surname: | Harper |
| Initials: | J F |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/17289 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star with clasp (No. 2/1644) and rose, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 4/10/1914. Formerly Pte. Royal Warwickshire Regt. No. 2329. National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918, Section VI, Birmingham, page 182. He was serving in the army previous to the outbreak of war and in August 1914, was drafted to the Western Front. He took part in the Battle of Mons, and later did duty with the Military Foot Police in many sectors for about three years, when he was transferred to Italy, and remained in that theatre of war until the signing of the Armistice. He holds the Mons Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals, and in 1920 was still serving in the Army. 31 Nelson Street, Ladywood, Birmingham. |