Matt Dixon Posted 3 November , 2003 Share Posted 3 November , 2003 Was there such a Unit as we have today as the Military Police? Were they involved in front line fighting, and how were they selected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 3 November , 2003 Share Posted 3 November , 2003 The Military Police were involved in WWI, and long before that as well. Have a look at this thread about the MMP.....MMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 3 November , 2003 Share Posted 3 November , 2003 Matt - Also have a look at this site - Redcap - which looks at the Military Police from well before WWI right up to today. For some reason not all the pictures appear, but a few do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Blanchard Posted 3 November , 2003 Share Posted 3 November , 2003 There is also this publication: The Redcaps: The Authorised History of the Royal Military Police (London: Brassey's), 1994 by Gary Sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 3 November , 2003 Share Posted 3 November , 2003 Matt Couple of the local chaps I have researched were killed during WWI whilst serving with the Military Police. No safe units to serve with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dixon Posted 3 November , 2003 Author Share Posted 3 November , 2003 Pals, thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 3 November , 2003 Share Posted 3 November , 2003 Am I correct in believing that the Corps of Military Police was not formed until 1926? During WW1 there were two separate corps - the Military Mounted Police and the Military Foot Police. Was there any unified structure between the two with men working for both corps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted 4 November , 2003 Share Posted 4 November , 2003 There was a book released a few years ago called 'The Other Enemy'. The author was G Walhert. It's about the Australian Military Police in WW1 & WW2 but you may find it is of interest. Regards Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n cherry Posted 6 November , 2003 Share Posted 6 November , 2003 In repsonse to the question about the military police...yes there were two branches of the police the mounted and the foot...although I remember in the late 70's there were still a few military police horses in Aldershot and were used for patrol duties...but thne of course in those days the shot was a squaddie town not like today a ghost town..... Seem to recall also there was an Osprey book about the Red Caps perhaps in tiier 'elite' series....will check that lead out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 6 November , 2003 Share Posted 6 November , 2003 although I remember in the late 70's there were still a few military police horses in Aldershot and were used for patrol duties... I think the Mounted Branch of the RMP was axed in the late 80's or very early 90's, but I'm sure they had gone by the time I joined in 85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain mchenry Posted 6 November , 2003 Share Posted 6 November , 2003 Lee, The mounted troop of the RMP was stationed in Aldershot and was disbanded in the mid to late 1990's A sad day for the Corps. Regards Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchwalker Posted 6 November , 2003 Share Posted 6 November , 2003 funnily enough the mps did not have red cap coverers til late 1915. we have 4 on the mons march for next year plug plug plug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n cherry Posted 7 November , 2003 Share Posted 7 November , 2003 The Osprey Book was in the Elite Series called Redcaps: British Military Police by Mike Chappell. ISBN 1855326701 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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