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156th Company, Machine Gun Corps    The 156th Machine Gun Company was formed in 156th (Scottish Rifles) Brigade, 52nd (Lowland) Division on the 16th of March 1916. They were in action at Dueidar in April and The Battle of Romani in August. In 1917 they were in action during The First, Second and Third Battles of Gaza, at Wadi el Hesi, The capture of Junction Station, The Battle of Nabi Samweil and The Battle of Jaffa including the passage of the Nahr-el-Auja. 52nd Division remained in the line near Arsuf until March 1918 when it was relieved by the 7th (Meerut) Division and proceedrd to France, sailing from Alexandria in early April, via Marseilles they concentrated near Abbeville. They joined with the other machine gun companies of the Division to form 52nd Machine Gun Battalion on the 28th of April 1918. 19th July 1916 G.R.15/8 received 20th July 1916 B.M.2008 10th October 1916 Operational Order No.6. 11th October 1916 Operational Order No.7. 25th October 1916 Operational Order No.9. 27th October 1916 Operational Order No.10 30th November 1916 Brigade Operation Order No 12. 1st December 1916 Brigade Operation Order No 13. 2nd December 1916 According to Operation Order No.13 25th January 1917 G.O.C. & B.G.C. inspected newly arrived drafts from UK. 24th February 1917 G.R. 13/5/5 received with very satisfactory report on 156th M.G.C. 25th March 1917 The Division moved to Khan Yunus 26th March 1917 G.B. 202 received 5th May 1917 Orders   5th May 1917 Brigade Operation Order No. 8.   6th May 1917 Relief of the Firing Line   7th May 1917 Orders received   8th May 1917 156th M.G.C. relieved by 162nd M.G.C. 12th May 1917 Seven Guns Relieved 15th May 1917 G.R.13/5/13 15th May 1917 Report 16th May 1917 Five Guns relieved 30th May 1917 H.Q. 52nd Division. B.M. 30/11 31st May 1917 Brigade Strength 3rd June 1917 Section relieved 10th June 1917 Moves ordered. 10th June 1917 Brigade Order No.9 10th June 1917 156th Brigade Order No.9 11th June 1917 7th Scottish Rifles arrived at Sheikh Ajlin   13th June 1917 Command of Brigade   15th June 1917 156th M.G.C. relieved by 162nd M.G.C. 16th June 1917 RE: Memorandum No.28 30th June 1917 Effective Strength's 30th June 1917 Casualties 7th July 1917 Table of Reliefs. 7th July 1917 Operational Order No.10.   1st August 1917 Relief of the 156th Inf. Brigade 1st August 1917 Operation Order No.12. 2nd August 1917 52nd Division Order No. 65.   2nd August 1917 Table of Reliefs. 2nd August 1917  Unit effective Strength's 2nd August 1917 Operational Order No.13.   6th August 1917 Relief completed   10th August 1917 Operational Order No.14.   21st August 1917 Rationing and Watering.   26th August 1917 B.M.615. App. 16. 27th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 28th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 29th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 30th August 1917 Programme of Attachment 31st August 1917 Effective Strength - August 1917   31st August 1917 Programme of Attachment 1st September 1917 Programme of Attachment 1st September 1917 Shedule of Codenames 2nd September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 231st M.G.C. 3rd September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 231st Coy. 5th September 1917 Programme of Attachment of 231st M.G.C. 5th September 1917 Patrols 10th September 1917 Programme of Relief Operational Order No.16. 15th September 1917 M.G.C. move complete. 30th September 1917 Operational Order No.17 30th September 1917 Effective Strengths 4th October 1917 Operational Order No.18   9th October 1917 M.G.C. Relief complete. 13th October 1917 Operational Order No.20   27th October 1917 156th Infantry Brigade Preliminary Move Orders.   28th October 1917 Schedule "B"   30th October 1917 Brigade Administrative Arrangements.   12th November 1917 Attack Made 13th November 1917 On the march   19th November 1917 Vanguard 22nd November 1917 M.G.C. moved from Beit Likia to Biddu    24th November 1917 Nebe Samwil is a Mosque with tall Minaret 24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation 1st January 1918 Multiple instruction classes 13th January 1918 March Table   13th January 1918 Instructions   14th January 1918 Orders 21st Jan 1918 Course 25th January 1918 B.M.243   27th January 1918 Brigade Order No.26.   30th January 1918 B.M.278 issued 5th Feb 1918 Course Ends 6th February 1918  10th February 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Order No.28. 13th Feb 1918 Personnel 21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation 23rd February 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Order No.29. 28th February 1918 Casualties February 1918. 28th February 1918 Effective Strengths February 1918. 1st March 1918 Signal Communications. 1st March 1918 Alarm Orders.   1st March 1918 Posts & Headquarters.   1st March 1918 Appendix 1. Co-ordinates of Posts & Headquarters.   6th March 1918 Movement over exposed ground must be avoided 6th March 1918 Brigade Order No.30. 15th March 1918 Brigade Order No.30. 15th March 1918 Brigade Administartive Order No.2 16th March 1918 Relief of this Brigade 16th March 1918 Sarona 20th March 1918 Brigade H.Q. relieved 23rd March 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Operational Order No.1 26th March 1918 Brigade Order No.32. 26th March 1918 156th Inf. Bde. Administrative Order No.4. 31st March 1918 Administrative Instruction No.5. 31st March 1918 Unit effective Strength's March 1918 31st March 1918 Casualties March 1918. 1st Apr 1918 Preparations 1st April 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Administrative Instruction No. 6 2nd Apr 1918 Advance Parties 3rd Apr 1918 On the Move 4th Apr 1918 On the Move 5th Apr 1918 On the Move 10th Apr 1918 Embarkation 11th Apr 1918 On the Move 16th Apr 1918 Good Weather 17th Apr 1918 Arrival 20th Apr 1918 Slow Progress 21st Apr 1918 At Rest 22nd Apr 1918 Inspections 23rd Apr 1918 Clothing and Equipment 24th Apr 1918 Instructions 24th Apr 1918 Orders 25th Apr 1918 On the Move 25th Apr 1918 Orders 25th Apr 1918 Timetable 26th Apr 1918 On the Move 27th Apr 1918 Crops 28th Apr 1918 Advisor 29th Apr 1918 Route March 30th Apr 1918 Lecture If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 156th Company, Machine Gun Corps? 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