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50th Company, Machine Gun Corps    The 50th Machine Gun Company joined 17th (Northern) Division on the 12th of February 1916. In the spring of 1916 they were in action at the Bluff, south east of Ypres on the Comines canal then moved south to The Somme seeing action during The Battle of Albert in which the Division captured Fricourt and The Battle of Delville Wood. In 1917 they moved to Arras and saw action in The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe and The Capture of Roeux. In late summer they moved to Flanders and fought in The First and Second Battles of Passchendaele. They joined with the other Machine Gun Companies of the Division to form 17th Machine Gun Battalion on the 24th of February 1918. 24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation 21st Jan 1918 Course 5th Feb 1918 Course Ends 13th Feb 1918 Personnel 21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation 5th of May 1918  10th of June 1918  12th of June 1918  18th of June 1918  25th of June 1918  29th of June 1918  30th of June 1918  1st of July 1918  1st of July 1918  7th of July 1918  27th of July 1918  6th of September 1918  24th of September 1918 Orders 26th of September 1918  27th of September 1918 Orders   1st of October 1918 Orders   2nd of October 1918    2nd of October 1918    9th of October 1918    12th of October 1918 Orders   14th of October 1918    15th of October 1918    16th of October 1918  16th of October 1918    16th of October 1918    17th of October 1918    30th of October 1918  3rd of November 1918  12th of November 1918 Casualties 12th of November 1918 Casualties 26th of November 1918  4th of December 1918  11th of December 1918  14th of December 1918    If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 50th Company, Machine Gun Corps? There are:5269 items tagged 50th Company, Machine Gun Corps available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 50th Company, Machine Gun Corps during the Great War 1914-1918. Bond Frederick Alexander. Pte. Candy Charles. Cpl. (d.4th May 1917) Sword David Stevenson. Pte. (d.14th July 1917) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 50th Company, Machine Gun Corps from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 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If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 239374 Cpl. Charles Candy 50th Company Machine Gun Corps (d.4th May 1917) Charles Candy served with the Norfolk Regiment and 50th Company, Machine Gun Corps. Tom Add to this record. 233861 Pte. Frederick Alexander Bond 50th Coy. Machine Gun Corps Frederick Alexander Bond, Private, Machine Gun Corps; Regimental No. 26085, listed on 11th December 1915 and was discharged on 29th March 1918. After his enlistment he was drafted to the Western Front in the following July. Whilst in this theatre of war he took part in the heavy fighting on the Somme and at Ypres, and in various other engagements. He was blown up and buried by a shell, but was fortunately rescued. Later, he was seriously wounded on the Somme and invalided home, and in March 1918 was discharged as unfit for further military duties. He holds the General Service and Victory Medals. Machine Gun Corps Record Office: 26085 Pte, Bond F.A. 50/MCG late 3 E Surr. Trench Feet Sev Adm 10 Gen Hos Rouen 27th December 1916. Frederick Alexander Bond died on 16th May 1970 at Hither Green Hospital. Felicity Add to this record. 222913 Pte. David Stevenson Sword 50th Coy Machine Gun Corps (d.14th July 1917) I have just started to research my Great Uncle, David S Sword killed 14/07/1917 as a member of the 50th Bn Machine Gun Corps. I am a little confused as you have listed the 50th Bn being formed in March 1918, yet David S Sword was killed in July 1917 as a member of the 50th Bn. I am unsure what GRU'd means in the Graves Report. Editor's Note: David Sword was serving with 50th Company MGC at the time of his death, the CWGC register is incorrectly transcribed. His colleague Pte F Meager is correctly identified as 50th Coy MGC, both are listed as 50/MGC on the Grave Registration Report. The abbreviation GRU'd indicates that his grave was located by a Graves Registration Unit, he does not show as being reburied, so it is likely the original grave marker from his burial had been destroyed. Mike Sword Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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