25th Anniversary of the Disbandment of the Mounted Troop BFPS 3227

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After a long and distinguished service within the British Army, the Royal Military Police Mounted Troop was disbanded on the 5th March 1995. Whether it was providing escorts to the Sovereign of the time, patrolling hotspots of the world or performing to the public in the form of displays at the Royal Tournament, the Troop was much loved by both those who served within and those who watched them. To mark this occasion BFPS, in collaboration with the RMP Association has produced a commemorative cover to be published on the 5th March 2020.

The cover bears an image of the superb painting by the renowned equine artist Joan Wanklyn and depicts the disbandment parade of the RMP Mounted Troop. A first-class Royal Mail definitive stamp will be cancelled by the bespoke BFPS 3227 special handstamp, which shows the RMP badge at its centre.

All covers include an A4 double-sided information insert and will be presented in a protective cellophane sleeve making this a very collectable souvenir.

Versions of the cover will include a standard unsigned cover at £7.50 each and a limited- edition cover of 100, signed by the last Officer Commanding the Mounted Troop and costing £15 each.

The covers can be ordered from the BFPS online shop (www.bfps.org.uk) or by post by sending a cheque (payable to ‘BFPS CIC’) to BFPS, The Old Post Office, Links Place, Elie, LEVEN, KY9 1AX.

Royal Military Police Association

A brief history of the RMPA (Registered Charity 261630)

On the 15th June 1946, the Royal Military Police Association (RMPA) was formed. It assumed the responsibilities of the Old Comrades (War) Association and the Old Comrades Association. The Association meets collectively once a year although individual branches meet more frequently and its work remains: to help the needy; raising money for the work of the Association and other suitable charitable causes; and engendering ‘esprit de corps’, while maintaining the ‘exclusive friendliness’ that remains the hallmark of the Royal Military Police (RMP) today.”

The RMPA hereafter known as “the Association” achieved charitable status in 1971.

Membership of the Association is restricted to those who serve today or have served in the Royal Military Police or it’s antecedents.

The Association has today 40 branches around the world, it still has within its membership some who served in WWll along with those who have served in every conflict and theatre of operations since.

Many former members of the RMP Mounted Troop are still active today in Association business.

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