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.
Squadrons
- 21st
- 22nd and 23rd may not have been formed
- 24th
- 25th
- 26th
- Imperial Service Brigade
- Dragoon Squadron
- Lancer Squadron
- Hussar Squadron
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.
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:
- Army Form G1098-241, “Machine Gun Squadron (Egypt).”
- Army Form G1098-241A, “Machine Gun Squadron (British Cavalry) (France).”
Sources
- Gould, 1977
- The National Archives, WO 123/64, Army Orders 1922.
- War Office, 1922
