A Machine Gun Company was attached to each Infantry Brigade and their subsequent Division.
| Brigade attached to: | Divisional Reserve |
| Division attached to: | 17th (Northern) Division |
The 236th M.G. Coy. disembarked at Le Havre on 17 July 1917. It joined the Division on the same day.
As a unit of the 17th (Northern) Division, it will have taken part in the following battles and engagements.
| 1917 | |
| BATTLES OF YPRES | |
| 12 October | First Battle of Passchendaele [XIV Corps, Fifth Army]. |
| 08 to 10 November | Second Battle of Passchendaele [XIV Corps, Fifth Army]. |
On 24 February 1918, it was amalgamated with the 50th, 51st, and 52nd Machine Gun Companies to form No. 17 Battalion, Machine Gun Corps.
MGC Database
Click HERE to search Graham Sacker’s MGC database for related records.
War Diaries
- WO 95/1995/3 – July 1917 to February 1918 (France and Flanders).
