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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Fox
Initials:M P
Rank:Sergeant
Army Number:P/198
Notes:MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star with clasp (2/1644) and rose, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 18/10/14 to 11/11/14. Medal card marked ineligible for clasp to 1914 star. He enlisted 8/11/90 in the 2 Hampshire Regiment, No. 3302, age 18.1 years, occupation Labourer. Served Home 8/11/90 to 4/2/93, India 5/2/93 to 29/11/98, Home 30/11/98 to 3/1/00, South Africa 1/1/00 to 5/9/02, Home 6/9/02 to 17/11/02 to discharge. He re enlisted in the MFP 14/9/14, occupation Laundry proprietor, born Winchester, Hampshire. Served Home 14/9/14 to 11/10/14, BEF 12/10/14 to 21/11/15, Home 22/11/15 to 14/1/20 discharged no longer physically fit for war service. Michael Peter Fox.

Extract from the Braknell, Reading Mercury, 13/11/1915.
Cpl M Fox, Military Foot Police is lying seriously ill with pneumonia at Boulogne. Mrs Fox has been permitted to visit him there, and Cpl Fox shows signs of improvement,.
Decoration Record:
Decoration: Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/187 Page: 308 Aug. 31, 1901)
Citation: Clasps: Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Cape Colony. Awarded as Pte. 2 Hampshire Regiment, No. 3302. Remarks: Imperial Military Railway Police.
Decoration: King's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/332 Page: 243 Nov. 5, 1902)
Citation: Clasps: South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. Awarded at Pte. 2 Hampshire Regiment, No. 3302.