Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry), British Army

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry), British Army
Years active:	22/10/1915 – 1922
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	unknown
Type:	Machine gun
Specific type:	Identity
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Created:	22/10/1915. Formed as a branch of the Machine Gun Corps
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Name1:	Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)
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Disbanded:	1922.
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	Machine Gun Corps, British Army
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Start date:	22/10/1915
End date:	1922
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	4th Dismounted Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	Dragoon Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	1st Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	2nd Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	3rd Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	4th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	5th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Subordinate unit:	6th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	7th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	8th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	9th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	10th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	11th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	12th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Subordinate unit:	13th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Subordinate unit:	14th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Subordinate unit:	15th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	16th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Subordinate unit:	17th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	18th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	19th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	20th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	21st Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	24th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	25th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	26th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
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Start date:	1/10/1916
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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 329/2833
British War and Victory medals		WO 329/1767, WO 329/1768, WO 329/1769
Territorial Force War Medal

Other sources

• Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) Squadrons

References

This page contains data imported from the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue, licensed under Open Government Licence v2.0.