| Surname: | Leonard |
| Initials: | P |
| Rank: | Sergeant Major |
| Army Number: | 136 |
| Notes: | MFP. 7/7/1880 he enlisted in the Rifle Brigade No. 4289, age 19 years, occupation Groom, born St James's, Dublin. Transferred to MFP date unknown, served South Africa 2.5 years. 6/6/1902 discharged at Aldershot after serving 21 years 329 days, conduct exemplary, address: 100 Victoria Road, Aldershot. Patrick Leonard. Extract from Glasgow Evening Post, 3/3/1888. COURT MARTIAL PRISONERS ON THE RAMPAGE. Two Court martial prisoners have broken out of the Cambridge (Military) Hospital, Aldershot, where they were under medical treatment. information of their escape was sent to the Provost-Marshal, who ordered parties to search for the fugitives, who were captured by Sergeant-Major Leonard, of the Corps of Military Police. He found them disguised and concealed in a house, prepared for a journey. One of the prisoners is a driver in the Royal Engineers, the other a private in the Royal Irish Fusilier. Extract from the Globe, 18/10/1899. Departure of Troops. The HQ detachment of the Military Foot Police under RSM Leonard left Aldershot to embark on the Trojan at Southampton this morning for the Cape. Extract from the Portsmouth Evening News, 6/9/1902. An Old Soldier Honoured. Sergeant Major Leonard, who has just taken his discharge after nearly 30 years service , and who is the fourth oldest cavalry Sergeant Major and warrant officer in the British Army, was tat Aldershot yesterday presented with a diamond ring, a travelling clock, and a fitted travelling trunk, the subscribers to which were his comrades of the British Military Police at all stations at home and abroad. Leonard was the first Sergeant Major of the Military Foot Police and he was with Lord Roberts in Africa, where he was in charge of the police and won the praise of the Commander in Chief and other Generals. The presentation was made in the presence of the whole of the Military and Foot Police now stationed in Aldershot. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: QSA Medal Roll WO 100/234 Page: 198 July 5, 1901) |
| Citation: | Clasps: Paardeberg, Dreifontein, Johannesburg, Cape Colony. |
| Decoration: | King's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: KSA Medal Roll WO 100/355 Page: 302 Dec. 23, 1902) |
| Citation: | Clasps: South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. |