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.
