Guards Machine Gun Regiment, British Army

Guards Machine Gun Regiment, British Army
Years active:	1/3/1918 –
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	unknown
Type:	Machine gun
Specific type:	Corps (administrative)
Full size:	none
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Created:	1/3/1918. Formed from machine gun companies of Guards brigades.
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Name1:	Machine Gun Guards
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Name1 End:	10/5/1918
Reason for change:	Granted regiment status by Royal Warrant.
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Name2:	Guards Machine Gun Regiment
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Alternate names:	6th Regiment of Foot Guards, Machine Gun Regiment of Foot Guards
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	Buckingham Gate Guards Record Office, UK
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Start date:	1/3/1918
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	1st Guards Machine Gun Company, UK
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	2nd Guards Machine Gun Company, UK
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	3rd Guards Machine Gun Company, UK
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	1st Battalion Guards Machine Gun Regiment, UK
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	2nd Battalion Guards Machine Gun Regiment, UK
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	3rd Battalion Guards Machine Gun Regiment, UK
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	4th Battalion Guards Machine Gun Regiment, UK
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

None. Administrative organisations did not keep war diaries because they had no operational role.

See descendant unit pages for their war diaries.

Other official documents

Medal rolls

Campaign medal rolls at the UK National Archives.

Medal	Officers	Other ranks
1914 Star
1914-15 Star	WO 329/2946	WO 329/2604
British War and Victory medals	WO 329/2179	WO 329/627, WO 329/628
Territorial Force War Medal	WO 329/3271	WO 329/3260