Military Police Compliment

Some of the members of the M.P. at Rackheath photographed in October 1944. Among their duties included guarding the five entrances to the base and otherwise providing security. With the arrival of the Group it was the duty of the M.P.'s to see that the new men learned as soon as possible to conform to ETO Regulations and the English way of doing things. These included driving on the left-hand side of the road and the blacking out of vehicles and barracks. The M.P.'s were ever present at the briefing buildings checking everyman entering is assigned to fly on the day's mission or is directly concerned with the briefing. Beside their regular station duties the Military Police were called upon to guard numerous crashed aircraft in the north-east of Norfolk in addition to crashes and forced landings on the airfield.