A Machine Gun Battalion was attached to each Infantry Division and was formed of four MG Companies.
| Division attached to: | 42nd (East Lancashire) |
| Formed from the: | th Machine Gun Company |
| th Machine Gun Company | |
| th Machine Gun Company | |
| th Machine Gun Company |
The 42nd Bn included the following members:
Name |
Initial |
Number |
Rank |
CWGC Entry |
Grave Photograph |
Previous Unit |
Previous number |
| Adams | Alexander | 39482 | Corporal | Link | NA | Lancashire Fusiliers | 2107 |
| Ashton | Joseph | 39684 | Private | Link | NA | East Lancashire Regiment | 2075 |
| Arnold | Thomas | 126521 | Private | Link | NA | NA | NA |
| Benham | Victor W | 123863 | Private | Link | NA | NA | NA |
| Ferguson | James | 73848 | Serjeant | Link | NA | Manchester Regiment | 3914 |
| Foster | W R | 144553 | Private | Link | NA | Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment | 7426 |
| Hall | William | 70400 | Private | Link | NA | Durham Light Infantry | 3325 |
| Hamilton | Arthur Ward | 39574 | Lance Corporal | Link | NA | NA | NA |
| Lambert | Walter J | 123930 | Private | Link | NA | NA | NA |
| Lowe | Thomas | 36023 | Private | Link | NA | NA | NA |
| Oliver | David | 89823 | Corporal | Link | NA | NA | NA |
| Willerton | Arnold | 39623 | Serjeant | Link | NA | Manchester Regiment | 1968 |