Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Machine Gun Units Machine Gun Units Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Canadian Machine Gun Corps ................................................................................................................... 2 Machine Gun Squadron, Canadian Cavalry Brigade ................................................................................. 4 1st Canadian Machine Gun Company ........................................................................................................ 1 2nd Canadian Machine Gun Company ....................................................................................................... 2 3rd Canadian Machine Gun Company ....................................................................................................... 4 4th Canadian Machine Gun Company ....................................................................................................... 6 5th Canadian Machine Gun Company ....................................................................................................... 8 6th Canadian Machine Gun Company ....................................................................................................... 9 7th Canadian Machine Gun Company ..................................................................................................... 10 8th Canadian Machine Gun Company ..................................................................................................... 19 9th Canadian Machine Gun Company ..................................................................................................... 20 10th Canadian Machine Gun Company ................................................................................................... 21 11th Canadian Machine Gun Company ................................................................................................... 22 12th Canadian Machine Gun Company ................................................................................................... 23 13th Canadian Machine Gun Company ................................................................................................... 24 14th Canadian Machine Gun Company ................................................................................................... 25 15th Canadian Machine Gun Company ................................................................................................... 26 16th Canadian Machine Gun Company ................................................................................................... 27 17th Canadian Machine Gun Company ................................................................................................... 28 18th Canadian Machine Gun Company ................................................................................................... 29 19th Canadian Machine Gun Company ................................................................................................... 30 Yukon Infantry Company ........................................................................................................................ 31 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade .............................................................................................. 33 2nd Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade ............................................................................................. 46 Borden’s Motor Machine Gun Battery ................................................................................................... 48 Eaton Motor Machine Gun Battery ........................................................................................................ 54 Yukon Motor Machine Gun Battery ........................................................................................................ 57 1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps ........................................................................................... 62 2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps .......................................................................................... 69 3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps ........................................................................................... 95 4th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps ........................................................................................... 98 Canadian Machine Gun Training Depot ................................................................................................ 100 Canadian Machine Gun Corps Depot .................................................................................................... 101 2nd Canadian Tank Battalion. CMGC ..................................................................................................... 102 3RD Canadian Tank Battalion, CMGC. .................................................................................................... 103 Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Machine Gun Units Introduction Each infantry battalion in France had machine gun sections and, in the winter of 1915 - 1916, they formed brigade machine gun companies. A further reorganization took place in March 1918 when machine gun battalions were created. Tank battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force were included in the Canadian Machine Gun Corps. 1 Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Machine Gun Corps Background Information Organized in France on 16 April 1917 to take entire charge of the machine guns of the Canadian Corps Authorization published in Canadians’ Routine Order 558 of 22 February 1917 Composed of: (a) Machine Gun Squadron, Canadian Cavalry Brigade (b) Machine gun companies (c) 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade and motor machine gun batteries (d) A depot organized in England on 4 January 1917 (authorized by Canadian’s Routine Order 150 of same date) Brigade machine gun companies detached from their respective brigades on 8 September 1917 and formed the companies of the different divisional machine gun battalions Sources In this section, the text in bold is the main topic and the indented part is the archival reference. Use the archival reference to order the document. Corps subject files (see finding aid for description of files) RG 9 III-C-1, vol. 3926-3954 Demobilization RG 24, vol.1975, file HQ 683-1010-1 History RG 24, vol.1975, file HQ 683-1010-2 OMFC file RG 9 III-A-1, vol. 80, file 10-9-23 Historical record RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4686, folder 36, file 7 Honours and awards RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4686, folder 36, file 8 Correspondence re photos RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4686, folder 36, file9 Operations. Passchendaele, Nov. 1917 RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4686, folder 36, file 10 2 Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Notes on formation of CMGC RG 24, vol.1833, file GAQ 8-17 History RG 9 III-C-1, vol. 3931, folder 17, file 1 War diary, Machine Gun Officer, Canadian Corps, 1 Nov. 1916 - 18 April 1919 RG 9 III-D-3, vol. 4981 3 Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Machine Gun Squadron, Canadian Cavalry Brigade Background Information Organized in Tully, France on 20 February 1916 under the command of Captain W. T. Lawless, later by Captain W. K. Walker. Formed from machine gun sections of Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lord Strathcona Horse and Fort Garry Horse. Redesignated as 1st Canadian Machine Gun Squadron on 4 April 1917. Sources In this section, the text in bold is the main topic and the indented part is the archival reference. Use the archival reference to order the document. War diary, 18 Feb. 1916 - 31 March 1919 RG 9 III-D-3, vol. 4988, folder 633 Historical record, establishment RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4686, folder 36, file 1 Correspondence re badges RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4686, folder 36, file 2 Correspondence re honours and awards RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4686, folder 36, file 3 Operations. Moreuil Wood, 21 March - 2 April 1918 RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4686, folder 36, file 4 Operations. Amiens, 8-11 Aug. 1918 RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4686, folder 36, file 5 Operations. Cambrai, 9-10 Oct. 1918 RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4686, folder 36, file 6 Demobilization RG 24, vol.1974, file HQ 683-1008-1 Daily orders, Pts. I and II, 20 Feb. 1916 - 19 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-3, vol. 3986, folder 9, files 4-10 Daily orders, Pts. I and II, 20 Jan. 1917 - 1 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-3, vol. 3987, folder 10, files 1-9 Daily orders, Pts I and II, 2 May - 23 Dec. 1918 RG 9 III-C-3, vol. 3987, folder 11, files 1-3 4 Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Records Office file RG 9 III-B-1, vol. 1087, file M-156-4 5 Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force 1st Canadian Machine Gun Company Background Information Organized at Mont du Cats in January 1916 as the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company. Commanded by Lieutenant J. R. Anglin, later by Captain W. J. A. Lalor. Redesignated as 1st Canadian Machine Gun Company in July 1916. Composed of machine gun sections of infantry battalions of 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 13th Canadian Machine Gun Companies were detached from their respective brigades in September 1917 and formed the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 13th Companies of the 1st Canadian Divisional Machine Gun Battalion. Reorganized on 27 March 1918 to form the 1st Battalion, Canadian