Difference between revisions of "Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), British Army"
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| start_date = 22/10/1915 | | start_date = 22/10/1915 | ||
| − | | created = Formed as a branch of the [[Machine Gun Corps, UK|Machine Gun Corps]]<ref name="ao-1915-414">{{Cite AO|1915 | + | | created = Formed as a branch of the [[Machine Gun Corps, UK|Machine Gun Corps]]<ref name="ao-1915-414">{{Cite AO|414|1915}}</ref> |
| − | | unit_name1 = Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)<ref name="ao-1915-414">{{Cite AO|1915 | + | | unit_name1 = Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)<ref name="ao-1915-414">{{Cite AO|414|1915}}</ref><ref name="ao-1916-253">{{Cite AO|253|1916}}</ref> |
| unit_name1_start_date = 22/10/1915 | | unit_name1_start_date = 22/10/1915 | ||
| unit_name1_end_date = 1922 | | unit_name1_end_date = 1922 | ||
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| unit_name2_end_date = | | unit_name2_end_date = | ||
| unit_name2_reason_for_change = | | unit_name2_reason_for_change = | ||
| − | | alternate_unit_names = Machine Gun Corps Infantry of the Line<ref>The names of branches of the MGC given in Army Orders are very inconsistent. 'Infantry of the Line' is used in {{Cite AO|1915 | + | | alternate_unit_names = Machine Gun Corps Infantry of the Line<ref>The names of branches of the MGC given in Army Orders are very inconsistent. 'Infantry of the Line' is used in {{Cite AO|414|1915}}.</ref> |
| end_date = 1922 | | end_date = 1922 | ||
| disbanded = | | disbanded = | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Infobox command structure | {{Infobox command structure | ||
| − | | command_start_date = 22/10/1915<ref name="ao-1915-414">{{Cite AO|1915 | + | | command_start_date = 22/10/1915<ref name="ao-1915-414">{{Cite AO|414|1915}}</ref> |
| command_end_date = 1922 | | command_end_date = 1922 | ||
| parent = Machine Gun Corps, UK | | parent = Machine Gun Corps, UK | ||
Revision as of 01:42, 22 May 2016
This unit has too many administrative children to list in infoboxes. See also Category:British machine gun battalions and Category:British machine gun companies.
| Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), British Army | |
|---|---|
| Years active: | 22/10/1915 – 1922 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Service: | British Army |
| Branch: | |
| Type: | Machine gun |
| Specific type: | Identity |
| Full size: | none |
| Sources for overview: | |
| Created: | 22/10/1915. Formed as a branch of the Machine Gun Corps[1] |
| Sources for created: | |
| Name1: | Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)[1][2] |
| Name1 Start: | 22/10/1915 |
| Name1 End: | 1922 |
| Reason for change: | |
| Sources for name1: | |
| Alternate names: | Machine Gun Corps Infantry of the Line[3] |
| Sources for alternate names: | |
| Disbanded: | 1922. |
| Sources for disbanded: | |
| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Administrative |
| Parent unit: | Machine Gun Corps, UK |
| Parent level: | |
| Start date: | 22/10/1915[1] |
| End date: | 1922 |
| Sources: | |
Contents
Personal narratives
Related media
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.
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
- Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: The Companies and Battalions of the Machine Gun Corps
