BA_Royal Military Police #35609392
Description
The Provost Marshal is a post which goes back to the 13th century and was originally an under-officer of the Earl Marshal.[3] In 1685 the role of Provost Marshal General became a permanent post.[3] The Cavalry Staff Corps of 1813–14 and 1815–18 is regarded as Britain's first standing military police force and a forerunner of the Royal Military Police.[4][5] The Military Mounted Police was formed in 1877 and the Military Foot Police was formed in 1885.[3] During the First World War the Military Police grew from 508 all ranks to over 25,000 all ranks by the end of the War.[3] During the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915 the Military Police served the Army as a whole, rather than individual units.[3] On 27 February 1926 the Corps of Military Police was formed by merging the Military Mounted Police and the Military Foot Police.[3] During the Second World War the Military Police grew from 4,121 all ranks to over 50,000 all ranks within six major branches of specialists:[3]
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