WW1 ARMY LONG SERVICE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL RIORDAN MULTI SERVICE MILITARY POLICE

Offered is an Army Long Service Good Conduct Medal to Private Patrick Riordan, who served in the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Artillery and Military Police during his military career.

Offered is an Army Long Service Good Conduct Medal (G.V), impressed named 1051293 PTE. P. RIORDAN. C. OF M.P. Comes with copy Royal Navy service papers and medal roll, Royal Air Force service papers, Royal Artillery service extract and 1939 census.

Patrick Riordan was born 1/5/1894 in Glenbagh, Co Kerry, Ireland, he was working as an asylum attendant when he enlisted into the Royal Navy 2/1/1917 (service number J64563) as a hostilities only rating. He served on the H.M.S. Sandhurst (Depot ship, based in Scapa Flow) 6/3/1917 – 22/2/1919.  He then joined the Royal Air Force 29/5/1919 (service number 331238) serving as a Hospital Orderly, discharging 29/7/1921 termination of engagement with his address on discharge in South Wales. Just to round things off he joined the Royal Artillery at Whitehall, London 4/8/1921 (service number 1051293) and from there he transferred to the Corps of Military Police 23/9/1922 with whom he qualified for his LS & GC Medal.

The 1939 census records him as living in Lambeth with his occupation being War Office messenger. He died in 1976 in Leicestershire.

Also entitled to British War and Victory Medals 1914 – 18.