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33rd Company, Machine Gun Corps    The 33rd Machine Gun Company was formed from the Machine Gun Sections of 33rd Brigade, 11th (Northern) Division in March 1916 in Egypt whilst manning the Suez Canal defences. On the 17th of June 1916 the Division was ordered to France to reinforce Third Army on The Somme. They departed from Alexandria on with the last units leaving on the 3rd of July. By the 27th July, they were in the front line on the Somme and took part in The capture of the Wundt-Werk, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette and The Battle of Thiepval. In 1917 they were in action in Operations on the Ancre then moved north to Flanders for The Battle of Messines, The Battle of the Langemarck, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde and The Battle of Poelcapelle. They amalgamated with the other Machine Gun companies of the Division to form the 11th Machine Gun Battalion on the 28th of February 1918. 3rd Jun 1917 Transfers 7th of June 1917 Attack a Complete Success   27th Sep 1917 Instructions   29th Sep 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Orders   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation 3rd of January 1918 Location of Divisional Units   10th of January 1918 Reliefs and Orders   12th of January 1918 Weather Very Cold   13th of January 1918 More Snow - More Training   21st of January 1918 Reliefs   21st Jan 1918 Course 24th of January 1918 Artillery Very Quiet   25th of January 1918 MG Fire All Night   26th of January 1918 Enemy Patrol Engaged   28th of January 1918 Enemy Aircraft Brought Down   3rd of February 1918 Dugout Attacked   5th Feb 1918 Course Ends 6th of February 1918 Old Boots Trench Shelled   10th of February 1918 A Large Explosion   13th of February 1918 Raid Co-operation   13th Feb 1918 Personnel 17th of February 1918 Shelling   21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation 24th of February 1918 A Daylight Patrol   26th of February 1918 Enemy Heavies Active   11th of April 1918 Quiet...and then...   13th of April 1918 Under Heavy Attack   18th of April 1918 Relief for Some   If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 33rd Company, Machine Gun Corps? There are:5263 items tagged 33rd Company, 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 33rd Company, Machine Gun Corps during the Great War 1914-1918. Heybyrne Henry Ivor. Holmes . James Joesph. Pte. (d.12th Oct 1918) Reece MSM.. Thomas. Pte. Richmond Harold Thomas. Pte. Walker John. Pte. (d.10th Jun 1917) Walker John. Pte. (d.20th June 1917) 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 33rd Company, Machine Gun Corps from other sources. 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Machine Gun Corps Tom Richmond served with the 57th and 33th Battalions, Machine Gun Corps Alan Cook Add to this record. 221798 Pte. John Walker 33rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (d.20th June 1917) John Walker served with the 6th Border Regiment. He was wounded in the lower legs on the 14th of August 1915 whilst in the Dardanelles He was wounded on the 17th of August 1915 with a shoulder wound, he was sent to Gallipoli. On the 31st of October he returned to Sulva Bay, John was appointed paid Lc/Cpl. at Sidi Bishr on the 4th of February 1916 and transferred to 33rd Machine Gun Coy on the 11th of March 1916 at Ballah He departed from Alexandria on H.T. Minnewaska on 28th of June 1916, arriving at Marseilles on the 8th of July. He was promoted to Corporal on the 29th of October 1916 and promoted to Lance Sergent in the field on the 2nd of December 1916. On the 27th of January 1917 he was appointed Acting Sergent and then returned to being a Lance Sergent on completion of estblishment on the 31st of March 1917. John was on a course at the Dist Gas School from the 1st to 4th of April 1917. he was reduced to the ranks on the 12th. He died on the 10th of June 1917 during the Battle of Messines and is remembered on the Menin Gate memorial. John Add to this record. 219057 Pte. John Walker 33rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (d.10th Jun 1917) John Walker enlisted with the 6th Battalion, Border Regiment on the 27th of August 1914 at Hennington. He embarked from Liverpool on 1st July 1915 for Gallipoli and landed at Suvla Bay. He was wounded in lower extremities in the Dandelles on the 14th August 1915. On the 17th August 1915 he was reported as having suffered a gun shot wound right shoulder and was transferred for rehab at Citadel, Cairo, Egypt. John was appointed Lance Corporal 3rd March 1916 at Sidi Bashr and transferred to 33rd Coy Machine Gun Corps, 33rd Brigade, 11th Division at Ballah, his new Service Number being 39238. He departed to join the BEF onboard HMT Minnewaska from Alexandria on the 28th of June 1916 and disembarked at Marseilles on 8th of July 1916. He was promoted to Corporal on 28th October 1916 and paid Lance Sergeant from 2nd December 1916. He was promoted to Acting Sergeant on 27th January 1917 in the field. From the 1st to 4th of April 1917 he attended the Divisional Gas School Course. John was demoted to Private on 12th April 1917 due to drunkenness in the billet at 0845 hrs. He was killed in action on the 10th of June 1917. John Add to this record. 205996 Henry Ivor Heybyrne 33rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps My Father, Henry Heybyrne served in WW1 in the 33rd Machine Gun Corps. His brother's also served. Harry Heybyrne RAMC. Killed while visiting brother Henry in Hospital by "Drop Short"Edward Ernest Heybyrne RAMC Arthur Heybyrne Royal Navy.HMS Talbot 'Eddie' Heybyrne RFC Francis Heybyrne RfC I remember my father showing me a great deep dent in his back. A scar from shrapnel wound. And scar of spent bullet which went through his cheek and out his mouth. He considered himself lucky on both counts. I believe he served in France at some famous battles, but I should dearly love to hear of his and his brothers' service records. I.Heyman-Heybyrne Add to this record. 204741 Pte. James Joesph Holmes 33rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (d.12th Oct 1918) Born and enlisted in York, James Holmes also served in the Army Service Corps service number T4/159786. Killed in action on 12th October 1918 with the 33rd Machine Gun Corps, aged 30 at Le Cateau. He is commemorated on Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Panel 10. He is commemorated St Cuthbert's Church War Memorial, Peasholme Green, York. Also on the official North Eastern Railway War Memorial, Station Road York. His name appeared in the Yorkshire Herald on 10th December 1918 in a list of men from St Cuthbert's parish who died during the war. Roger Holmes Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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