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14th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps
The 14th Machine Gun Battalion was formed on the 1st of March 1918 from the Machine Gun Companies of 14th (Light) Division. They were in action at Ypres and in the final advance in Flanders
24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation
21st Jan 1918 Course
5th Feb 1918 Course Ends
13th Feb 1918 Personnel
21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation
25th Feb 1918 Reliefs 
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245518 2Lt. Edgar Henry Wale MID. 14th BTn. Machine Gun Corps Edgar joined the London Regiment at the age of 19 in 1916 (if not earlier). In 1918 he was seconded to the 14th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. He was Mentioned in Despatches, as published in the London Gazette 10th of July 1919. At some point in WW1, yet to be successfully researched, but believed to be at Ypres, he was wounded and hospitalised.
Edgar was successful in business, an excellent golfer, and loved his 1938 Alvis sports car. In 1952 Edgar was seriously injured in the Harrow & Wealdstone rail crash, and he died in 1958.
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235316 Pte. William Edwell Baston 1st Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment (d.1st Jan 1918) William Baston was with the 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment but was attached to the 14th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. He was servant to Lt J W Griffin.
'Your husband was killed only a few yards from me, and was hit by a small piece of shell in the throat, lost all consciousness almost immediately, and died in my arms only a few seconds afterwards, at about 7.45am' Lieutenant J W Griffin MG.
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233792 L/Cpl. Harry Roberts MID 41st Coy. Machine Gun Corps Harry Roberts was my grandfather. He joined up in August 1914, when he had just turned 18 and was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps from the 7th Rifle Brigade on 18th February 1916 where he remained until his discharge in April 1919. He was Mentioned in Dispatches on 24th December 1917 after Passchendaele. Immensely proud of him, although he passed away before my brother or I were born. His memory will live on.
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