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50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps



   The 50th Machine Gun Battalion was formed on the 1st of March 1918 from the Machine Gun Companies of 50th (Northumberland) Division. They were in action in the Battles of the Lys and The Battle of the Aisne, leaving the troops exhausted. The orginal infantry units were withdrawn and others arrived to take their place. The reformed Division went back into action in October in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line, The pursuit to the Selle and the Final Advance in Picardy. At the Armistice the 50th Division was resting at Solre le Chateau, demobilisation began December and the service of the Division was disbanded on 19th of March when the final troops left for England.

24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation

21st Jan 1918 Course

5th Feb 1918 Course Ends

13th Feb 1918 Personnel

21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation

1st of April 1918 A Coy : Resting

1st of April 1918 B Coy : On the move

2nd of April 1918 A Coy : On the move

2nd of April 1918 B Coy : Maintenance duties

3rd of April 1918 Resting at Dominois

3rd of April 1918 B Coy : On the move

3rd of April 1918 Orders

4th of April 1918 20th Division rejoined

4th of April 1918 B Coy : On the move

5th of April 1918 On the move

5th of April 1918 B Coy : Resting

6th of April 1918 Resting

6th of April 1918 B Coy : Maintenance

7th of April 1918 A Coy : Reorganizing.

7th of April 1918 B Coy : Getting ready for move

8th of April 1918 A Coy : On the move

8th of April 1918 B Coy : On the move

9th of April 1918 A Coy : Took position

9th of April 1918 B Coy : Battle  location map

10th of April 1918 A Coy : In Action  location map

10th of April 1918 B Coy : Battle  location map

11th of April 1918 Position held  location map

12th of April 1918 In Action  location map

13th of April 1918 A Coy : Resting

14th of April 1918 A Coy : Resting

15th of April 1918 A Coy : Resting

16th of April 1918 A Coy : On the move

17th of April 1918 A Coy : Reorganizing.

18th of April 1918 A Coy : Equipment Maintenance

19th of April 1918 A Coy : Inspection

20th of April 1918 A Coy : Maintenance and Drill

21st of April 1918 A Coy : Maintenance, Drill and Inspection

22nd of April 1918 A Coy : Drills

22nd Mar 1918 Heavy Shelling

23rd of April 1918 A Coy : Drills

24th of April 1918 A Coy : Drills

25th of April 1918 A Coy : Received orders

26th of April 1918 A Coy : On the move

27th of April 1918 A Coy : On the move

28th of April 1918 A Coy : On the move

29th of April 1918 A Coy : Resting

30th of April 1918 A Coy : Inspection and Drill

29th of October 1918 On the Move

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Those known to have served with

50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Burgoine G. Lt.
  • Burton C J. Lt.
  • Gray W M. 2nd Lieutenant
  • Hazeley E. Lt.
  • Hopkins John Alfred. Pte. (d.17th Oct 1918)
  • Jones MC.. A M. Lt.
  • Rymer MM.. Robert. Sjt. (d.10th Apr 1918)

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Lt. C J Burton 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps





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Lt. E Hazeley 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps

Lt. E Hazeley served with A Coy. 50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps

Liz Harrison




248334

Lt. G Burgoine 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps

Lt. G Burgoine served with A Coy. 50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps.

Liz Harrison




248333

Lt. A M Jones MC. 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps

Lt. A M Jones MC served with A Coy, 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps.

Liz Harrison




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Sjt. Robert Rymer MM. 150th Coy Machine Gun Corps (d.10th Apr 1918)

Robert Rymer was an apprentice pork butcher prior to the war. He joined the Yorkshire Regiment (4th or 5th Battn) with the service number 1800. He transferred to the 150th Machine Gun Company in 1916 and this was renamed 50th Battalion M.G.C. in 1917.

I was told by the son of a friend of Roberts who survived the war that he was apparently he was a bit of a boxer; during the war one man tried to goad some of the men into fighting him by throwing around pair of boxing gloves, until Bob picked them up and gave him, a 'good hiding'. There was also a rumor that he turned a machine gun on some German prisoners when he realised his younger brother (James) had been killed at the battle of the Somme in 10th July 1916. There is a line in one of his letters to his sister Meg, where he says the 'tarts' thought he was a bit of a hero when they saw his 'little bit of ribbon' which was obviously his M.M. ribbon.

His niece, who I spoke to in the early 80's, remembers going to see Robert off at Middlesbrough railway station on his last leave, she also remembers him singing a song called 'Moira my girl'. He was 24 years old when he was killed in action. His father never got over the loss of his two sons and died a short while afterwards.

Steve Robinson






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