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7th Company, Machine Gun Corps
The 7th Machine Gun Company joined 7th Brigade, 25th Division in January 1916. They were in action in defence of the German attack on Vimy Ridge in May 1916. They then moved to The Somme and joined the Battle just after the main attack, with 75th Brigade making a costly attack near Thiepval on the 3rd of July. The Division was in action at The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of Pozieres and The Battle of the Ancre Heights. In 1917 they were in action at The Battle of Messines attacking between the Wulverghem-Messines and Wulverghem-Wytschaete roads. In the Third battle of Ypres were were in action during The Battle of Pilkem. In 1918 they were in action on The Somme. On the 1st of March they joined with other Machine Gun companies of the Division to become the 25th Machine Gun Battalion.
11th Feb 1916 Football
22nd Feb 1916 Snow Storm
27th Feb 1916 Orders Received
16th of May 1916 Heavy Bombardment
24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation
21st Jan 1918 Course
5th Feb 1918 Course Ends
13th Feb 1918 Personnel
21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation
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Those known to have served with7th Company, Machine Gun Corps during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bicker Claude Thomas. Pte. (d.1st June 1917)
- Crumbley Philip. Pte. (d.18th Jul 1917)
- McTernan Patrick . L/Cpl. (d.18th October 1918)
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238043 Pte. Claude Thomas Bicker Kings Liverpool Regiment (d.1st June 1917) Claude Bicker was born in Carlisle, Cumbria in 1895. He initially enlisted in the Kings Liverpool Regiment on 11th of January 1915 aged 20. His battalion left Formby in July 1916 for France. Sometime around August 1916 he was transferred to the 8th Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment under the new service number 29979. On 1st of July 1917, Claude was killed whilst attached to the Machine Gun Corps aged 22.
I believe he was attached to the 7th Coy. Machine Gun Corps when he died.
Their War Diary confirmed that they were in the Wolverghem sector and that three men were killed and two were wounded at North Midland Farm.
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215321 Pte. Philip Crumbley 7th Coy. (Infantry) Machine Gun Corps (d.18th Jul 1917) Philip Crumbley doed aged 28 whilst serving with 7th Coy. (Infantry) Machine Gun Corps, he formerly served in the ASC. He was born and enlisted in Jarrow. Son of William and Agnes Crumbley (nee Golden) of 20 Monkton Road Jarrow. On the 1911 census he is recorded as Philip Crumbley age 21, Grocer, is with his parents William and Agnes Crumbley and family at 20 Monkton Road, Jarrow.
Philip is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
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