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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Cook
Initials:R J
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:P/9163
Notes:MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star with clasp (51086) and rose, Victory and War Medals and Territorial Efficiency Medal, Army Order 300 of 1927. First served abroad (1) France, 5/11/1914 to 6/9/1916. Formerly Pte. 1 Hertfordshire Regiment. No. 2521 and later 265490 and 5897386. Enlisted 7/8/14, occupation Green Grocer, home address: 24 Parliament Row, Hertford. Transferred to the MFP 10/4/17. Discharged 20/4/19. Formerly served in the 42 Squadron, 12 Company, Imperial Yeomanry in the Boer War where he caught enteric fever. Robert John Cook.
Decoration Record:
Decoration: Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/125 Page: 219 Sept. 7, 1901)
Citation: Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State. Awarded as Cpl 42 Squadron, 12 Company Imperial Yeomanry, No. 27360. Remarks: Medically unfit 8/11/01.