Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

Formed as a branch of the Machine Gun Corps, the Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) consisted of Machine Gun Squadrons attached to each Cavalry Brigade and their subsequent Division.

Strength

The strength of the Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) was recorded from June, 1916, until March, 1920, on a month-by-month basis.

At its peak, in October, 1918, it consisted of 315 officers and 7,757 other ranks – a total of 8,072 all ranks. A more detailed analysis is available on the MGC strength page.

Squadrons

Squadron	Attached Unit	Location	Period	Notes
1		France & Flanders	February 1916 onwards
2		France & Flanders	February 1916 onwards
3		France & Flanders	February 1916 onwards
4		France & Flanders	February 1916 onwards
5		France & Flanders	February 1916 onwards
6		France & Flanders	February 1916 onwards
7 (BEF)		France & Flanders	February 1916 onwards
	February 1918 onwards	Dismounted and became part of Guards MG Regiment
7 (MEF)		Western Front	February 1916 – Winter 1916	Originally the Meerut Sqn on the Western Front. Renumbered 7 Sqn when the division moved to Mesopotamia in Winter 1916.
Mesopotamia	Winter 1916 onwards
8		France & Flanders	February 1916 onwards (Renumbered 7 in May 1918)
9		France & Flanders	February 1916 onwards
10		France & Flanders	February 1916 to April 1918	Disbanded Apr 18
11		France & Flanders	November 1916 to April 1918	Fought as Infantry during German Spring Offensive of 1918. Disbanded Apr 18.
12		France & Flanders	November 1916 to April 1918	Fought as Infantry during German Spring Offensive of 1918. Disbanded Apr 18.
13		France & Flanders	November 1916 to April 1918	Fought as Infantry during German Spring Offensive of 1918. Disbanded Apr 18.
14		France & Flanders	November 1916 to April 1918	Fought as Infantry during German Spring Offensive of 1918. Disbanded Apr 18.
15		Mesopotamia
	Egyptian Expeditionary Force	October 1918
	India, Afghanistan	1919
16		Mesopotamia
	Egyptian Expeditionary Force	April 1917
	Iraq	1920
17		Egyptian Expeditionary Force	1917
18		Egyptian Expeditionary Force	1917
19		France & Flanders	July 1917
	Egypt	March 1918
20		Egypt	October 1917
21		Egypt	October 1917
22		India	October 1917
	Afghanistan	1919
23		India	October 1917
24		India	October 1917
	Afghanistan	1919
25		India	May 1918
	Mesopotamia	July 1918
26		Egyption Expeditionary Force	May 1918	Originally the 1/3rd Scottish Horse which became the Camel Squadron of the EEF in October 1916 and then became the 26 MG Sqn in May 1918.

Disbandment

The administrative run-down of the Corps included the cancellation of the Mobilization Stores Tables (Army Forms G1098) for the different units in September 1922, including: