8th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army

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8th Machine Gun Squadron, British Army
Years active:	–
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	unknown
Type:	Machine gun
Specific type:	Machine gun squadron
Full size:	200
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Name1:	8th Machine Gun Squadron
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry), UK
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	8th Cavalry Brigade, UK
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/02/1916
End date:	28/02/1918
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/02/1916
Date left:	28/02/1918
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1156/7 (01/02/1916–28/02/1918)

Other sources

• Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: The Cavalry units of the Machine Gun Corps in 1914-1918

References

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