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The Motor Machine Gun Corps:

Motor Machine Gun Corps

The Motor Machine Gun Service was organised into Motor Machine Gun Batteries as part of the Royal Field Artillery. All personnel became part of the Motor Machine Gun Corps on their formation.


Strength

The strength of the Machine Gun Corps (Motor) was recorded from January, 1915, until March, 1920, on a month-by-month basis.

At its peak, in April, 1915, it consisted of 141 officers and 3,758 other ranks - a total of 3,899 all ranks. A more detailed analysis is available on the MGC strength page.


Batteries

Motor Machine Gun Batteries
Battery Attached Unit Theatre Date in theatre Notes
1st France & Flanders Spring 1915
2nd France & Flanders Spring 1915
3rd France & Flanders Spring 1915
India March 1918
4th France & Flanders Spring 1915
5th France & Flanders Spring 1915
6th France & Flanders Spring 1915
7th France & Flanders Spring 1915
8th France & Flanders Spring 1915
9th France & Flanders Spring 1915
10th France & Flanders Summer 1915
11th France & Flanders Summer 1915
12th France & Flanders Summer 1915
Italy November 1917
13th France & Flanders Summer 1915
14th France & Flanders Summer 1915
15th France & Flanders Summer 1915
India March 1918
16th France & Flanders Summer 1915
17th France & Flanders Summer 1915
Egypt April 1916
France & Flanders March 1918
19th India March 1918
20th
21st
22nd India March 1916


Sources

  • Gould, 1977
  • War Office, 1922
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