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Machine Gun Corps
« on: Thursday 27 October 11 18:01 BST (UK) »
The attached picture is of my grandad, and from the cap badge I believe he was in the MGC in WW1
and i'm assuming from the 169 on the badge that hew as in the 169th (3rd London) brigade, which would make sense as he lived in West Ham.

can anyone tell me where i can research more about the mgc and whether what I have assumed is correct

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Re: Machine Gun Corps
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 27 October 11 19:23 BST (UK) »
Source: Leaving all that was dear, Cheltenham and the Great War by
J.Devereux & G.Sacker.
A distant relative of mine also served in the Machine Gun Corps (MGC) and I can confirm that the cap badge concerned IS the MGC.  The 2 bars underneath indicate the theatre of operations in which he served, I believe.
Victor
HARVEY, Guiting Power, Glos                     
PORTER, Gunmakers of Whitechapel
ALLEN - Blockley, BOWLES - Notgrove, BURROWS - Sevenhampton, COOK - Notgrove, DRINKWATER-LUNN - Aston Cross, FARDON - Temple Guiting, FAULKNER - Cheltenham, GADEN, GAYDEN, GAYDON, GRINHAM - Cheltenham, HART - Stow-on-the-Wold, LANE - Staverton, MOABY - Coln St Aldwyns, STAITE - Temple Guiting, TIMBRELL - Winchcombe, TYSOE - Warks & Glos, WHITFORD - Stanway, WINTLE - Forest of Dean, WYNNIATT - Stanway

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Re: Machine Gun Corps
« Reply #2 on: Monday 31 October 11 12:46 GMT (UK) »
Ganga,

The war diary for 169 Machine Gun Company is held at Kew and is available to download via Documents Online on the link below:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0g9q/

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Leicestershire: Pratt
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Re: Machine Gun Corps
« Reply #3 on: Monday 31 October 11 12:50 GMT (UK) »
Bagot, Bate, Dominy,  Cox, Frost, Griffiths, Eccleston(e), Godrich, Griffiths, Hartland/Hartlin, Westwood, Spicer, Peake, Pass, Perry, Nuttle, Warrender

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Re: Machine Gun Corps
« Reply #4 on: Monday 31 October 11 16:23 GMT (UK) »
thanks very much for the links,
I've downloaded the war diaries... theres a lot to take in there.

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