The strength of the Machine Gun Corps was recorded from January, 1915, until March, 1920, on a month-by-month basis.
Cavalry |
Infantry |
Motors |
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Other Ranks |
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Other Ranks |
Totals |
Officers |
Other Ranks |
Totals |
| 1915 | January | 37 | 459 | 496 | |||||||||
| February | 55 | 481 | 536 | ||||||||||
| March | 48 | 371 | 419 | ||||||||||
| April | 76 | 758 | 834 | ||||||||||
| May | 80 | 806 | 886 | ||||||||||
| June | 85 | 1,558 | 1,643 | ||||||||||
| July | 97 | 1,748 | 1,845 | ||||||||||
| August | 114 | 2,014 | 2,128 | ||||||||||
| September | 118 | 2,466 | 2,584 | ||||||||||
| October | 136 | 2,453 | 2,589 | ||||||||||
| November | 169 | 2,429 | 2,598 | ||||||||||
| December | 169 | 2,963 | 3,132 | ||||||||||
| 1916 | January | 151 | 2,917 | 3,068 | |||||||||
| February | 153 | 3,383 | 3,536 | 227 | 2,918 | 3,145 | |||||||
| March | 171 | 8,926 | 9,097 | 159 | 2,936 | 3,095 | |||||||
| April | 340 | 16,687 | 17,027 | 141 | 3,758 | 3,899 | |||||||
| May | 583 | 20,797 | 21,380 | 81 | 2,898 | 2,979 | 133 | 1,069 | 1,202 | ||||
| June | 376 | 376 | 1,104 | 30,000 | 31,104 | 81 | 2,247 | 2,328 | 58 | 1,531 | 1,589 | ||
| July | 1,764 | 1,764 | 1,170 | 30,940 | 32,110 | 180 | 1,045 | 1,225 | 198 | 1,625 | 1,823 | ||
| August | 2,304 | 2,304 | 902 | 32,670 | 35,572 | 170 | 2,916 | 3,086 | 181 | 1,621 | 1,802 | ||
| September | 8 | 2,412 | 2,420 | 1,369 | 33,772 | 35,141 | 173 | 2,935 | 3,108 | 185 | 1,597 | 1,782 | |
| October | 158 | 2,701 | 2,859 | 1,907 | 42,145 | 44,052 | 122 | 1,355 | 1,477 | 179 | 1,651 | 1,830 | |
| November | 194 | 2,975 | 3,169 | 2,126 | 51,385 | 53,511 | 228 | 2,422 | 2,650 | 172 | 1,937 | 2,109 | |
| December | 197 | 3,016 | 3,213 | 2,261 | 51,898 | 54,159 | 161 | 1,664 | 1,825 | 515 | 4,063 | 4,578 | |
| 1917 | January | 167 | 3,402 | 3,569 | 2,612 | 55,107 | 57,719 | 165 | 1,674 | 1,839 | 645 | 5,621 | 6,266 |
| February | 173 | 3,373 | 3,546 | 3,382 | 57,538 | 60,920 | 152 | 1,497 | 1,649 | 953 | 7,188 | 8,141 | |
| March | 246 | 3,838 | 4,084 | 3,450 | 60,787 | 64,237 | 147 | 1,544 | 1,691 | 1,251 | 8,466 | 9,717 | |
| April | 241 | 4,157 | 4,398 | 3,514 | 63,137 | 66,651 | 162 | 1,555 | 1,717 | 1,310 | 9,587 | 10,897 | |
| May | 256 | 4,733 | 4,989 | 3,842 | 66,158 | 70,000 | 145 | 1,618 | 1,763 | 1,249 | 9,555 | 10,804 | |
| June | 302 | 5,656 | 5,958 | 4,494 | 69,653 | 74,147 | 123 | 1,305 | 1,428 | 1,249 | 9,491 | 10,740 | |
| July | 268 | 6,007 | 6,275 | 4,587 | 70,318 | 74,905 | 132 | 1,461 | 1,593 | 1,208 | 10,407 | 11,615 | |
| August | 303 | 5,597 | 5,900 | 5,450 | 69,415 | 74,865 | 126 | 1,373 | 1,499 | 1,247 | 12,484 | 13,731 | |
| September | 303 | 5,506 | 5,809 | 4,555 | 72,105 | 76,660 | 139 | 1,391 | 1,530 | 1,662 | 12,984 | 14,646 | |
| October | 323 | 6,455 | 6,778 | 4,969 | 73,763 | 78,732 | 137 | 1,454 | 1,591 | 1,931 | 13,048 | 14,979 | |
| November | 318 | 6,567 | 6,885 | 4,940 | 76,163 | 81,103 | 133 | 1,436 | 1,569 | 1,994 | 12,998 | 14,992 | |
| December | 274 | 6,569 | 6,843 | 4,944 | 79,280 | 84,224 | 127 | 1,351 | 1,478 | 2,190 | 12,307 | 14,497 | |
| 1918 | January | 295 | 6,590 | 6,885 | 5,146 | 80,099 | 85,345 | 130 | 1,631 | 1,761 | 2,321 | 13,503 | 15,824 |
| February | 316 | 7,258 | 7,574 | 5,417 | 83,147 | 88,564 | 150 | 1,842 | 1,992 | 2,355 | 16,605 | 18,960 | |
| March | 344 | 7,250 | 7,594 | 5,553 | 85,813 | 91,366 | 152 | 1,767 | 1,919 | 2,623 | 17,550 | 20,173 | |
| April | 344 | 7,232 | 7,576 | 5,598 | 89,398 | 94,996 | 151 | 2,048 | 2,199 | 2,730 | 18,985 | 21,715 | |
| May | 311 | 7,330 | 7,641 | 5,600 | 95,866 | 101,466 | 146 | 2,255 | 2,401 | 2,894 | 19,570 | 22,464 | |
| June | 336 | 7,301 | 7,637 | 5,489 | 99,974 | 105,463 | 170 | 2,269 | 2,439 | 2,771 | 19,511 | 22,282 | |
| July | 333 | 7,567 | 7,900 | 5,690 | 101,371 | 107,061 | 159 | 2,267 | 2,426 | 2,766 | 19,310 | 22,076 | |
| August | 329 | 7,521 | 7,850 | 6,014 | 108,240 | 114,254 | 164 | 2,269 | 2,433 | 2,887 | 19,229 | 22,116 | |
| September | 318 | 7,492 | 7,810 | 6,146 | 110,642 | 116,788 | 163 | 2,254 | 2,417 | 2,848 | 20,798 | 23,646 | |
| October | 315 | 7,757 | 8,072 | 5,862 | 114,910 | 120,772 | 155 | 2,253 | 2,408 | 2,744 | 23,716 | 26,460 | |
| November | 312 | 7,571 | 7,883 | 5,956 | 114,030 | 119,986 | 159 | 2,237 | 2,396 | 2,801 | 25,498 | 28,299 | |
| December | 311 | 7,555 | 7,866 | 6,289 | 113,493 | 119,782 | 151 | 2,213 | 2,364 | 2,956 | 25,828 | 28,784 | |
| 1919 | January | 315 | 7,588 | 7,903 | 6,065 | 108,769 | 114,834 | 149 | 2,220 | 2,369 | 2,995 | 25,037 | 28,032 |
| February | 266 | 6,831 | 7,097 | 5,136 | 101,713 | 106,849 | 144 | 1,958 | 2,102 | 2,667 | 20,053 | 22,720 | |
| March | 235 | 5,421 | 5,656 | 4,322 | 81,455 | 85,777 | 121 | 1,737 | 1,858 | 1,903 | 11,737 | 13,640 | |
| April | 212 | 4,132 | 4,344 | 3,657 | 56,091 | 59,748 | 135 | 1,295 | 1,430 | 1,979 | 9,736 | 11,715 | |
| May | 168 | 3,107 | 3,275 | 2,845 | 45,257 | 48,102 | 116 | 925 | 1,041 | 1,603 | 8,586 | 10,189 | |
| June | 165 | 2,580 | 2,745 | 2,578 | 41,243 | 43,821 | 117 | 949 | 1,066 | 1,173 | 7,720 | 8,893 | |
| July | 146 | 2,582 | 2,728 | 2,405 | 37,474 | 39,879 | 111 | 1,005 | 1,116 | 1,061 | 7,725 | 8,786 | |
| August | 141 | 2,780 | 2,921 | 2,174 | 35,569 | 37,743 | 112 | 1,005 | 1,117 | 1,047 | 8,608 | 9.655 | |
| September | 126 | 2,679 | 2,805 | 1,964 | 33,482 | 35,446 | 96 | 993 | 1,089 | 945 | 9,173 | 10,118 | |
| October | 115 | 2,531 | 2,646 | 1,542 | 31,901 | 33,443 | 103 | 973 | 1,076 | 814 | 7,159 | 7,973 | |
| November | 110 | 2,531 | 2,641 | 1,147 | 24,048 | 25,195 | 102 | 1,008 | 1,110 | 612 | 5,649 | 6,261 | |
| December | 89 | 2,218 | 2,307 | 1,078 | 17,553 | 18,631 | 95 | 865 | 960 | 612 | 5,649 | 6,261 | |
| 1920 | January | 77 | 1,852 | 1,929 | 1,046 | 17,498 | 18,544 | 69 | 579 | 648 | 531 | 5,126 | 5,657 |
| February | 70 | 1,611 | 1,681 | 755 | 13,473 | 14,228 | 54 | 525 | 579 | 457 | 4,896 | 5,353 | |
| March | 68 | 1,525 | 1,593 | 621 | 13,770 | 14,391 | 44 | 520 | 564 | 404 | 4,681 | 5,085 | |
