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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Porter
Initials:G D S
Rank:L/Cpl A/SSM
Army Number:1068
Notes:MFP attached to MMP 1914, attached MMP 4 Division Arras. From Aldershot. Awarded the 1914 Star with Clasp (2/1692) and Rose, Victory Medal and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 21/10/1914. Address, 44 Lion Terrace, Portsmouth. Initials G D S on medal card. New 1920 No.7681270.

Extract from the Army and Navy Gazette 24 July 1915.
Military Mounted Police: Lce. Cpl. D G S Porter.
Decoration Record:
Decoration: Mention in Despatches (London Gazette: 29200 Page: 6010 June 22, 1915)
Citation: France & Flanders. Devotion. L/Cpl.Also shown in the Army and Navy Gazette, 24/7/15.
Decoration: Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette: 30450 Page: 73 Jan. 1, 1918)
Citation: France, Devotion to Duty. MFP attached to MMP. L/Cpl (A/SSM). Initials D G S in the LG.
Decoration: General Service Medal 1918 (London Gazette: Medal Roll WO 100/116/482 Page: 12 May 23, 1924)
Citation: Clasp: Iraq, 8/4/1920 to 25/11/1920. Attached to APM Basrah and DAPM Makina. Address on medal card, C/O Garrison Adjutant, Portsmouth. Post 1920 MFP No. now 7681270.