125th Company, Machine Gun Corps

The 125th Machine Gun Company joined, 125th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Brigade, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division on the 4th of March 1916. The division had just arrived on the Western Front having served in Egypt and Gallipoli. They went into the front line at Ephey, moved to Havrincourt then were withdrawn to Albert for rest and training during July and August. In September they moved north to Flanders and were in action during the Third Battle of Ypres at Iberian, Borry Farm, Beck House Farm and Sans Souci. At the end of the month they moved to the coast at Nieuport until November when they moved to La Bassee Canal at Givenchy. They joined with the other machine gun companies of the Division to form 42nd Machine Gun Battalion on the 25th of February 1918

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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Foulkes Walter Joseph. Dvr.
Jennings MM.. James. Pte. (d.6th September 1917)
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Pte. James Jennings MM. 125th Battery Machine Gun Corps (d.6th September 1917)

James Jennings was formerly with the 8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. His Territorial Force Attestation papers survive. Prior to this he was a Machine Tool Fitter with Charles Churchill Company, Manchester.
James was born 10th of September 1895. The youngest son and 6th of 7 children to James and Martha Jennings,(nee Wroe) of 28 Ventnor St Pendleton. In 1911 James was living at 68 Nora St, Lower Broughton with his widowed mother and older brother Thomas, age 21. His sister Edith (25) is married, Bertha (23) is single, as is Florence (18). Two of his sisters, Elizabeth and Lily died as children.
Thomas later received James' personal effects and Military Medal. Thomas was present at the Third Battle of Ypres. There was heavy fighting at Borry Farm and James was wounded on 1st of September 1917. He was taken from the action by Field Ambulance and rejoined his Company on the 5th. He did not survive his next battle and died at Borry Form on 6th of September 1917, or soon after. His Memorial in Salford denotes him as Wounded and Missing.
He is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial near Zonnebeke in Belgium. James was also awarded the 1914 - 1915 Star, British War Medal and Wounded Stripe.
Sue McIntosh

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Pte. Bernard McGurk 125th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (d.6th Sep 1917)

Bernard McGurk, Private 68572, served with 125th Company, Machine Gun Corps and died on the 6th September 1917. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church and is buried at Aeroplane Cemetery. His medal card shows the award of the War and Victory Medals.
Bernard was born in Jarrow 1893, son of the late Patrick and Maria McGurk nee Timney of 45 Caledonian Road, Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at that address with Maria(52) widow who had been married for 25 years, had 9 childen of whom 7 survived. Four are still single and living at home. Bernard(20) a shipbuilding clerk, Joseph(16) a boilermaker in shipping, Florence is 15, at home and Edmund(10) is at school. Maria's sister Eliza (56) is recorded as a visitor.
Vin Mullen

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Dvr. Walter Joseph Foulkes 8th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers

Walter was born 16 Aug 1894 in Eccles as Walter Foulkes, son of Charles Edward Foulkes and Mary Jane Bennett. He grew up using the surname of his stepfather John Nolan, but enlisted as Walter Nolan in the 8th Lancashire Fusiliers in Salford, in June 1913. He tTransferred to the Machine Gun Corps, 125th Coy in 1916. He was demobilized in March 1919. He lived on as Walter Foulkes, but in his contacts with the Army (application for enlistment in the Army Reserves in 1921, his medals etc.) he always was Nolan, and his address that of his mother and stepfather.
Loes Buisman

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