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50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps    The 50th Machine Gun Battalion was formed on the 1st of March 1918 from the Machine Gun Companies of 50th (Northumberland) Division. They were in action in the Battles of the Lys and The Battle of the Aisne, leaving the troops exhausted. The orginal infantry units were withdrawn and others arrived to take their place. The reformed Division went back into action in October in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line, The pursuit to the Selle and the Final Advance in Picardy. At the Armistice the 50th Division was resting at Solre le Chateau, demobilisation began December and the service of the Division was disbanded on 19th of March when the final troops left for England. 24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation 21st Jan 1918 Course 5th Feb 1918 Course Ends 13th Feb 1918 Personnel 21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation 1st of April 1918 A Coy : Resting 1st of April 1918 B Coy : On the move 2nd of April 1918 A Coy : On the move 2nd of April 1918 B Coy : Maintenance duties 3rd of April 1918 Resting at Dominois 3rd of April 1918 B Coy : On the move 3rd of April 1918 Orders 4th of April 1918 20th Division rejoined 4th of April 1918 B Coy : On the move 5th of April 1918 On the move 5th of April 1918 B Coy : Resting 6th of April 1918 Resting 6th of April 1918 B Coy : Maintenance 7th of April 1918 A Coy : Reorganizing. 7th of April 1918 B Coy : Getting ready for move 8th of April 1918 A Coy : On the move 8th of April 1918 B Coy : On the move 9th of April 1918 A Coy : Took position 9th of April 1918 B Coy : Battle   10th of April 1918 A Coy : In Action   10th of April 1918 B Coy : Battle   11th of April 1918 Position held   12th of April 1918 In Action   13th of April 1918 A Coy : Resting 14th of April 1918 A Coy : Resting 15th of April 1918 A Coy : Resting 16th of April 1918 A Coy : On the move 17th of April 1918 A Coy : Reorganizing. 18th of April 1918 A Coy : Equipment Maintenance 19th of April 1918 A Coy : Inspection 20th of April 1918 A Coy : Maintenance and Drill 21st of April 1918 A Coy : Maintenance, Drill and Inspection 22nd of April 1918 A Coy : Drills 22nd Mar 1918 Heavy Shelling 23rd of April 1918 A Coy : Drills 24th of April 1918 A Coy : Drills 25th of April 1918 A Coy : Received orders 26th of April 1918 A Coy : On the move 27th of April 1918 A Coy : On the move 28th of April 1918 A Coy : On the move 29th of April 1918 A Coy : Resting 30th of April 1918 A Coy : Inspection and Drill 29th of October 1918 On the Move If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps? There are:5278 items tagged 50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps during the Great War 1914-1918. Burgoine G. Lt. Burton C J. Lt. Gray W M. 2nd Lieutenant Hazeley E. Lt. Hopkins John Alfred. Pte. (d.17th Oct 1918) Jones MC.. A M. Lt. Rymer MM.. Robert. Sjt. (d.10th Apr 1918) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps from other sources. 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If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 248362 Lt. C J Burton 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps Add to this record. 248335 Lt. E Hazeley 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps Lt. E Hazeley served with A Coy. 50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps Liz Harrison Add to this record. 248334 Lt. G Burgoine 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps Lt. G Burgoine served with A Coy. 50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. Liz Harrison Add to this record. 248333 Lt. A M Jones MC. 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps Lt. A M Jones MC served with A Coy, 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps. Liz Harrison Add to this record. 213859 Sjt. Robert Rymer MM. 150th Coy Machine Gun Corps (d.10th Apr 1918) Robert Rymer was an apprentice pork butcher prior to the war. He joined the Yorkshire Regiment (4th or 5th Battn) with the service number 1800. He transferred to the 150th Machine Gun Company in 1916 and this was renamed 50th Battalion M.G.C. in 1917. I was told by the son of a friend of Roberts who survived the war that he was apparently he was a bit of a boxer; during the war one man tried to goad some of the men into fighting him by throwing around pair of boxing gloves, until Bob picked them up and gave him, a 'good hiding'. There was also a rumor that he turned a machine gun on some German prisoners when he realised his younger brother (James) had been killed at the battle of the Somme in 10th July 1916. There is a line in one of his letters to his sister Meg, where he says the 'tarts' thought he was a bit of a hero when they saw his 'little bit of ribbon' which was obviously his M.M. ribbon. His niece, who I spoke to in the early 80's, remembers going to see Robert off at Middlesbrough railway station on his last leave, she also remembers him singing a song called 'Moira my girl'. He was 24 years old when he was killed in action. His father never got over the loss of his two sons and died a short while afterwards. Steve Robinson Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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