I have my Great Grandfathers WW1 service extract showing him in the 25th Machine Gun Corp he served for 4 years 4 months being discharged in Feb 26th 1919.
I am confused by the numbering 25th MGC as it states on his medal card that he was a Pte No 6899 in the Machine Gun Corp and also in the Northampton regiment No 22205. His medal Victory and British shows he was in the MGC /101 B4 (page 332)
I cannot find any reference to the 25th MGC existing I assume he may have started in the Northants Regiment and been moved over to the MGC.
Can anyone offer any help as MGC records appear sparse
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16-11-2014, 12:04 AM #1
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25th Machine Gun Corp Thomas Constable
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16-11-2014, 1:07 AM #2
Are these a help?
https://
www.1914-1918.net/mg_units.htm
https://
1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=136704
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16-11-2014, 5:43 AM #3
HI
You are right, look at the medal rolls too - this MGC /101 B4 (page 332) is the reference to that roll and page, not the regiment he was with.
Only diaries I can find for 25 MGC are the first 2 items listed here -
https://discovery.nationalarchives.go...d=1920&_ro=any
His roll show he was only entitled to a pair, so he only entered a theatre of war after 1915.
and - https://www.wartimememoriesproject.co...corps25btn.php
regards
Robert
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28-11-2014, 3:14 PM #4thewideeyedowlGuest
25th Machine Gun Company
Well, there is quite a bit of info out there...first, take a look at this page from the Vickers Machine Gun website: https://www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk/...c-i-coy-25.htm. You will see that the 25th MGC was attached to the 25th [Infantry] Brigade 8th Division and fought in France and Flanders - likely battles are listed. This website is full of useful info, so you really do need to click around.
Researching the MGC is so difficult because much info 'disappeared' in a fire in 1920; plus, the service records of many men were lost in the Blitz in 1940. There is a site dedicated to researching the MGC and it actively seeks help from the relatives and descendants of men who served: https://www.machine-gun-corps-databas...ntro_page.html. So perhaps you would be able to provide some info about Thomas Constable, e.g. photograph.
Finally, there is a Machine Gun Corps Association: https://www.machineguncorps.co.uk/index.html.
All the pages I've been looking at (very quickly, I'm afraid) emphasise the need to look at TNA, as stated in the posts above. All the research will be quite a long hard task, but I think worth it in the end - bear in mind that about 100,000 men were serving in the MGC at the height of WW1, so anything you can find might help others too.
Owl
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