chrisainsley Posted 24 March , 2010 Share Posted 24 March , 2010 Hi everyone OK heres what I now know... My great grandfather served in 242 MG in the "divisional troops" section of the 2nd Division along with the 10th batt Duke of Cornwalls Lt inf... he is listed on a database with this MGC on the 17th July 1917 when it joined 2nd Div Has anyone got any ideas or info on this particular MGC, movement, brigades it was attached to etc etc anything would be greatly appreciated... am i way off by thinking that they might have been sent with the 10th bat DOCLI as they were also in this support brigade... i'm stuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeesown Posted 24 March , 2010 Share Posted 24 March , 2010 Hi,have you had a look in the LLT ? a lot of information on the MGC. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 24 March , 2010 Share Posted 24 March , 2010 Chris Both of these units were Divisional Troops,to be used as required by the Division. 242 Company MGC changed it's name to 2 Battalion MGC in Feb 1918,but both titles retained the same War Diary reference WO95/1334. The 10 DCLI were a Pioneer Battalion,their Diary is under WO95/1335 from 6/1916 to 5/1919. See the page for 2 Div's movements: http://www.1914-1918.net/2div.htm Sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisainsley Posted 24 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 24 March , 2010 Chris Both of these units were Divisional Troops,to be used as required by the Division. 242 Company MGC changed it's name to 2 Battalion MGC in Feb 1918,but both titles retained the same War Diary reference WO95/1334. The 10 DCLI were a Pioneer Battalion,their Diary is under WO95/1335 from 6/1916 to 5/1919. See the page for 2 Div's movements: http://www.1914-1918.net/2div.htm Sotonmate you are awesome as always!!! cheers tonto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verrico2009 Posted 24 March , 2010 Share Posted 24 March , 2010 Odd, but the only MIC I can come up with for an Edward Ainsley in the MGC is this:- Name: Edward John Ainsley Regiment or Corps: Machine Gun Corps, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Machine Gun Corps Regimental Number: 10224, 22072, 10224 Probably irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 24 March , 2010 Share Posted 24 March , 2010 Probably irrelevant. Au contraire ! It's him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verrico2009 Posted 24 March , 2010 Share Posted 24 March , 2010 Oh good. MIC doesn't say much, apart from BWM and VM refs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisainsley Posted 24 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 24 March , 2010 Oh good. MIC doesn't say much, apart from BWM and VM refs. Sotonmate is complicit in this research and it is indeed him Born in 1880 he joined 2nd batt Ox and bucks in late 1915.... he was then compulsarily switched to 5th MGC with 5th Brigade 2nd Div in Jan 1916 he then went to 242 MGC on July 17th 1917 still with 2nd Div 242 became 2nd bat MGC in March 1918 he surived the war but suffered through the rest of his life from being gassed during service... he died of respiratory disease in 1944 aged 64 i started with that single medal card you mentioned anyone that feels they are at a dead end should take some confidence from that... thanks to MGC OCA and others! diaries on the way for his whole war...YAY! i am very proud and to be his great grandson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisainsley Posted 24 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 24 March , 2010 Sotonmate is complicit in this research and it is indeed him Born in 1880 he joined 2nd batt Ox and bucks in late 1915.... he was then compulsarily switched to 5th MGC with 5th Brigade 2nd Div in Jan 1916 he then went to 242 MGC on July 17th 1917 still with 2nd Div 242 became 2nd bat MGC in March 1918 he surived the war but suffered through the rest of his life from being gassed during service... he died of respiratory disease in 1944 aged 64 i started with that single medal card you mentioned anyone that feels they are at a dead end should take some confidence from that... thanks to MGC OCA and others! diaries on the way for his whole war...YAY! i am very proud and to be his great grandson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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