| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 1/8/1917. He enlisted in the MFP 31/5/17, age 34.11 years, occupation Detective Inspector, Great Western Railway, home address 13 Hampden Street, Harrow Road, Paddington, London and later 131 Bridge Street, Leominster, Herefordshire. Attested 9/11/15, Army Reserve 10/11/15 to 30/5/17, Home 31/5/17 to 31/7/17, BEF 1/8/17 to 25/7/19, Home 26/7/19 to 23/8/19, class Z reserve 24/8/19. 4/8/17 Abbeville, 12/8/17 Abancourt, 24/1/18 Etaples, 11/3/18 St Omer, 28/4/18 Etaples, 6/6/18 GHQ Detectives, 23/4/19 BAOR. There is a letter in his army record from the Commandant Military Police, Aldershot date 20/5/17 to the Recruiting Officer, White City. I shall be much obliged if you will arrange for Detectives Land and Morgan to be posted to the Military Mounted Police, under the provisions of Army Council Instruction No. 688 of 1915 for which vacancies exist in the London District. The numbers provided for in the above quoted Army council Instruction have not to join here. Both the above named are suitable for this Corps and their services are required by the Provost Marshal, G.H.Q. British Expeditionary Force, France, who has specially requested that the two are sent out to him as soon as possible. John Arthur Morgan. |
