Looking for Richard Leveritt

[Fledge]

Trying to find army records of Richard Leveritt, from Gosberton Cheal near Spalding (Lincs).

His marriage certificate in 1917 gives his occupation as 'soldier'.

Any pointers would be appreciated.

[dickiesam]

Trying to find army records of Richard Leveritt, from Gosberton Cheal near Spalding (Lincs).

His marriage certificate in 1917 gives his occupation as 'soldier'.

Any pointers would be appreciated.

For the crew:
Richard was born 1891 in Lincs, parents William and Maria. In the 1910+1 he was a farm labourer. He married Marion Hoyle in 1917 in Yorkshire and survived the war because he and Marion had two children....
LEVERITT, Mary - Yorkshire, Halifax - 1918
LEVERITT, Margaret - Yorkshire, Hunslet - 1920
Seems he lived in the same area until he died in 1968 aged 77. Death registered in the Don Valley district of Yorkshire.

Fledge, you might get lucky and find his medal card on Ancestry because only about 35% of those records survived a fire during WW2.

[Fledge]

(My laptop is sooo darn slow this morning. I can't make headway on Ancestry or anywhere else).

The only one I can find is a medal card for the MFP, but I'm not sure that's him.

[dickiesam]

(My laptop is sooo darn slow this morning. I can't make headway on Ancestry or anywhere else).

The only one I can find is a medal card for the MFP, but I'm not sure that's him. In the absence of anything else, I suppose it must be.

In the last census there are only two Richard Ls in England and Wales..
LEVERITT, Richard bn 1891 in Spalding, Lincs
and
LEVERITT, Richard William bn 1887 in Grimsby, Lincs.

MFP is what?

[Fledge]

Sorry, Military Foot Police.

It's an unusual spelling of the surname, which is always a bonus. The other one, Richard William, died Cleethorpes 1950.

Hmm.

Thanks, DS.

[dickiesam]

Sorry, Military Foot Police.

It's an unusual spelling of the surname, which is always a bonus. The other one, Richard William, died Cleethorpes 1950.

Hmm.

Thanks, DS.

Looks like you are in luck then! If the card entries are difficult to read we have military 'specialists' here who can help. Just scan and post the image here or in the Military section.

[Fledge]

The medal record doesn't say an awful lot.

R. Leveritt. MFP. Lance Corporal. Reg number P1636.
Victory and 15 medals.
Entered Theatre of War - France 25th August 1915.

That's it.

Presumably the other fella would be R. W. Leveritt, and I can't find a record for him, so...

[dickiesam]

and 15 medals

Have to ask... any bravery, gallantry awards among them?

[daggers]

Those two medals ( Victory Medal and 1914-15 Star) were for service rather than gallantry, though most had be gallant to survive! There are sometimes separate medal index cards for gallantry awards (Miitary Medal, Distinguished Conduct Medal and others), which are more likely to be found among the National Archives, not Anc... A small payment is needed to see the online image via TNA.

A search in the online London Gazette might be worthwhile for an an unusual surname but its search system is notoriously tricky!

If you search for the website The Long, Long Trail, you should be able to read something on the Military Foot Police who were predecessors of the Royal Military Police (or Redcaps).
D

[Fledge]

Sorry, DS, that was a really bad typo on my part - I missed the word 'Star' after 15... On the card image it says "15 Star". I made him sound really well-decorated, didn't I?

If you search for the website The Long, Long Trail, you should be able to read something on the Military Foot Police who were predecessors of the Royal Military Police (or Redcaps).

Thanks, Daggers. I'll give that a read over my lunch.