Machine Gun Corps, British Army
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This page is about the Machine Gun Corps, which included most machine gun units of the British Army, but Guards Machine Gun Regiment, UK was separate.
| Machine Gun Corps, British Army | |
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| Years active: | 14/10/1915 – 1922 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Service: | British Army |
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| Type: | Machine gun |
| Specific type: | Corps (administrative) |
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| Created: | 14/10/1915. Created by Royal Warrant as a corps for the purposes of the Army Act.[1] |
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| Name1: | Machine Gun Corps |
| Name1 Start: | 14/10/1915 |
| Name1 End: | 1922 |
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| Disbanded: | 1922. |
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| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
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| Relationship type: | Administrative |
| Subordinate unit: | Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry), UK |
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| Start date: | 22/10/1915[2] |
| End date: | 1922 |
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| Relationship type: | Administrative |
| Subordinate unit: | Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), UK |
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| Start date: | 22/10/1915[2] |
| End date: | 1922 |
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| Relationship type: | Administrative |
| Subordinate unit: | Machine Gun Corps (Motors), UK |
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| Start date: | 22/10/1915[2] |
| End date: | 1922 |
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| Relationship type: | Administrative |
| Subordinate unit: | Machine Gun Corps (Heavy), UK |
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| Start date: | 14/7/1916[3] |
| End date: | 1922 |
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| Relationship type: | Administrative |
| Subordinate unit: | Machine Gun Training Centre, UK |
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Contents
Record Office
This administrative corps had its own record office which is represented here, not on a separate page.
| Location: | London |
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| Letter code: | MGC |
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
Medal rolls
Campaign medal rolls at the UK National Archives.
| Medal | Officers | Other ranks |
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| 1914 Star | ||
| 1914-15 Star | WO 329/2952 | WO 329/2826, WO 329/2827, WO 329/2828, WO 329/2829, WO 329/2830, WO 329/2831, WO 329/2832, WO 329/2833 |
| British War and Victory medals | WO 329/2263, WO 329/2264 | WO 329/1734, WO 329/1735, WO 329/1736, WO 329/1737, WO 329/1738, WO 329/1739, WO 329/1740, WO 329/1741, WO 329/1742, WO 329/1743, WO 329/1744, WO 329/1745, WO 329/1746, WO 329/1747, WO 329/1748, WO 329/1749, WO 329/1750, WO 329/1751, WO 329/1752, WO 329/1753, WO 329/1754, WO 329/1755, WO 329/1756, WO 329/1757, WO 329/1758, WO 329/1759, WO 329/1760, WO 329/1761, WO 329/1762, WO 329/1763, WO 329/1764, WO 329/1765, WO 329/1766 |
| Territorial Force War Medal | WO 329/3272 | WO 329/3267 |
Other sources
- The Vickers Machine Gun website
- Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: Machine Gun Corps in the First World War
- Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: The MGC Companies and Battalions of 1914-1918
- Wikipedia: Machine Gun Corps
