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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Prest
Initials:H
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:4980737
Notes:CMP. TC. Enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters, 24/1/41 transferred to CMP. 20/3/46 discharged. Harold Ernest Prest.

Extract from the Nottingham Journal, 5/3/46. "MENTIONED" MAN OF RUDDINGTON.
Cpl H Prest, Corps of Military Police who lives at 26, Easthorpe Street, Ruddington, has been mentioned in dispatches for his services in Italy. He joined the Sherwood Foresters six years ago and transferred to the Military Police. (article has small photo of Cpl Prest).
Decoration Record:
Decoration: Mention in Despatches (London Gazette: 37368 Page: 5830 Nov. 29, 1945)
Citation: Italy.