A Machine Gun Squadron was attached to each Cavalry Brigade and their subsequent Division.
The strength of the Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) was recorded from June, 1916, until March, 1920, on a month-by-month basis.
At its peak, in October, 1918, it consisted of 315 officers and 7,757 other ranks - a total of 8,072 all ranks. A more detailed analysis is available on the MGC strength page.
| Squadron | Attached Unit | Location | Period | Notes |
| 1 | France & Flanders | February 1916 onwards | ||
| 2 | France & Flanders | February 1916 onwards | ||
| 3 | France & Flanders | February 1916 onwards | ||
| 4 | France & Flanders | February 1916 onwards | ||
| 5 | France & Flanders | February 1916 onwards | ||
| 6 | France & Flanders | February 1916 onwards | ||
| 7 (BEF) | France & Flanders | February 1916 onwards | ||
| February 1918 onwards | Dismounted and became part of Guards MG Regiment | |||
| 7 (MEF) | Western Front | February 1916 - Winter 1916 | Originally the Meerut Sqn on the Western Front. Renumbered 7 Sqn when the division moved to Mesopotamia in Winter 1916. | |
| Mesopotamia | Winter 1916 onwards | |||
| 8 | France & Flanders | February 1916 onwards (Renumbered 7 in May 1918) | ||
| 9 | France & Flanders | February 1916 onwards | ||
| 10 | France & Flanders | February 1916 to April 1918 | Disbanded Apr 18 | |
| 11 | France & Flanders | November 1916 to April 1918 | Fought as Infantry during German Spring Offensive of 1918. Disbanded Apr 18. | |
| 12 | France & Flanders | November 1916 to April 1918 | Fought as Infantry during German Spring Offensive of 1918. Disbanded Apr 18. | |
| 13 | France & Flanders | November 1916 to April 1918 | Fought as Infantry during German Spring Offensive of 1918. Disbanded Apr 18. | |
| 14 | France & Flanders | November 1916 to April 1918 | Fought as Infantry during German Spring Offensive of 1918. Disbanded Apr 18. | |
| 15 | Mesopotamia | |||
| Egyptian Expeditionary Force | October 1918 | |||
| India, Afghanistan | 1919 | |||
| 16 | Mesopotamia | |||
| Egyptian Expeditionary Force | April 1917 | |||
| Iraq | 1920 | |||
| 17 | Egyptian Expeditionary Force | 1917 | ||
| 18 | Egyptian Expeditionary Force | 1917 | ||
| 19 | France & Flanders | July 1917 | ||
| Egypt | March 1918 | |||
| 20 | Egypt | October 1917 | ||
| 21 | Egypt | October 1917 | ||
| 22 | India | October 1917 | ||
| Afghanistan | 1919 | |||
| 23 | India | October 1917 | ||
| 24 | India | October 1917 | ||
| Afghanistan | 1919 | |||
| 25 | India | May 1918 | ||
| Mesopotamia | July 1918 | |||
| 26 | Egyption Expeditionary Force | May 1918 | Originally the 1/3rd Scottish Horse which became the Camel Squadron of the EEF in October 1916 and then became the 26 MG Sqn in May 1918. |