A Machine Gun Company of the Machine Gun Corps was attached to each Infantry Brigade and their subsequent Division.
| Brigade attached to: | 228th Brigade |
| Division attached to: | 28th Division |
| Formed from the Machine Gun Sections of: | 2nd (Garrison) Bn. King’s (Liverpool) Regiment 2nd/5th (Garrison) Bn. Durham Light Infantry 1st (Garrison) Bn. Seaforth Highlanders 22nd Bn. Rifle Brigade |
The 228th M.G. Coy. was formed on 11 September 1917. It is likely to have been formed from the Machine Gun Sections of the listed infantry battalions.
As a unit of the 28th Infantry Division, it will have taken part in the following battles and engagements.
| 1917 | |
| 16 October | Capture of Bairakli and Kumli [XVI. Corps]. |
It remained as part of the 228th Bde., yet on 20 November 1917, it was renumbered 277th MG Coy.
MGC Database
Click HERE to search Graham Sacker’s MGC database for related records.
War Diaries
- WO 95/2577/5 – July to December 1917 (France and Flanders).
