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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Lees
Initials:A
Rank:Corporal
Army Number:P/11745
Notes:MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 25/3/15 to 24/11/1915 and (4) Mesopotamia, 15/11/1915 to 14/1/1918 and (3) Egypt, 15/1/1918. 31/8/1914 he enlisted as a Pte 1 Seaforth Highlanders, No. S/3809, address: Winone Terrace, Bridle Street, Holytown, Lanarkshire, 3/10/1915 shown as attached to 176 Tunneling Coy, RE, 13/10/1915 suffered GSW to back, 7/1/1916 suffered GSW right thigh. 5/10/1918 on Hospital Ship Assaye from Haifa to Kantara with fever. 21/7/1919 applied for pension for malaria which was rejected. 29/7/19 to class Z reserve.
Info from Pension Index Card:- Lees, Cpl, Archibald, MFP, P/11745, 3809, 29/7/1919, Malaria, Claim to Pension rejected 1/8/1919, Z/Misc,2669, SFJ.3613, Carded 18/8/1919.
Archibald Lees.