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148th Company, Machine Gun Corps    The 148th Machine Gun Company was formed in 148th (3rd West Riding) Brigade, 49th (West Riding) Division on the 6th of February 1916. They were in action in the Battles of the Somme. In 1917 they were involved in the Operations on the Flanders Coast and the The Battle of Poelcapelle during the Third Battle of Ypres. 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Want to know more about 148th Company, Machine Gun Corps? There are:5310 items tagged 148th 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 148th Company, Machine Gun Corps during the Great War 1914-1918. Wallace DCM MID. John. Cpl. Willison Harry Cooper. Pte. Wright Harold. Pte. (d.17th Nov 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 148th Company, Machine Gun Corps from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 1206289 Cpl. John Wallace DCM MID 148 Company Machine Gun Corps My grandfather,John Wallace, served throughout the Great War. He was in 1/4 Battalion The Hallamshires of the Territorial Army before the war and was mobilised at the outbreak of war. He sailed, with his battalion, for France on 13th April 1915 and served with his battalion (he was 2251 Pte J Wallace, York and Lancaster Regiment) as a machine gunner until transferred to 148 Company of the newly formed Machine Gun Corps on 31st January 1916. On 7th July 1917, during the Battle of The Somme, he was in a particularly fierce action near the small village of Thiepval, which was on, or near, the extreme left of the line, during which he remained in captured German positions to give covering fire to his retreating comrades during a German counter attack. During this action his cousin, who was part of his gun team, was killed and this left him to operate the gun alone for as long as he could. Eventually, he had to destroy the gun, which had become inoperable, with a grenade and make his way back after his comrades. The war diary for 148 Company records his action in its entry for 17th August 1916. For his brave conduct throughout this particular action he was awarded the DCM. He had, previously, been Mentioned in Despatches at least twice. Strangely, his entry in the London Gazette, recording his DCM award, incorrectly identifies him as still belonging to York and Lancs Regiment and with his old number. He was eventually transferred to "Z" class reserve on 28th February 1919. After the war, he married and had two children - a son and a daughter - and he died in 1947. Nigel Drake Add to this record. 235467 Pte. Harold Wright 148th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (d.17th Nov 1917) In 1911 Harold Wright was living at 3 Canal Street in Openshaw with his mother and was a machine brush-maker for a velvet dyers firm - J and J.M Worral Ltd. He married Mary Milne in 1911. He was wounded while fighting in a machine gun company. He died of wounds and may have been wounded during the Battle of Poelkapelle on 9th of October. The War Diary for the 148th MG Company records that during November 1917 they, 148th MG Company, were in the line just to the north of Polygon Wood. They were using three sections for barrage fire and and one section for anti-aircraft. There was considerable aircraft activity during the mornings and subsequent heavy accurate shelling at night. This resulted in loss of four guns and many men and may have been when Harold was wounded. He is buried in Menin Road South Military Cemetery near Ypres. Paul Taylor Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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