A Machine Gun Company was attached to each Infantry Brigade and their subsequent Division.
| Brigade attached to: | Divisional Reserve |
| Division attached to: | 19th (Western) Division |
The 246th M.G. Coy. disembarked at Le Havre on 16 July 1917. It joined the Division at Bailleul on 19 July 1917.
As a unit of the 19th (Western) Division, it will have taken part in the following battles and engagements.
| BATTLES OF YPRES | |
| 20 to 25 September | Battle of Menin Road Ridge [IX Corps, Second Army]. |
| 26 September to 03 October | Battle of Polygon Wood [IX Corps, Second Army]. |
| 04 October | Battle of Broodseinde [IX Corps, Second Army]. |
| 09 October | Battle of Poelcappelle [IX Corps, Second Army]. |
| 12 October | First Battle of Passchendaele [IX Corps, Second Army]. |
| 26 October to 10 November | Second Battle of Passchendaele [IX Corps, Second Army]. |
On 14 February 1918, it was amalgamated with the 56th, 57th and 58th Machine Gun Companies to form No. 19 Battalion, Machine Gun Corps.
MGC Database
Click HERE to search Graham Sacker’s MGC database for related records.
War Diaries
- WO 95/2071/3 – July 1917 to February 1918 (France and Flanders).
