chrisainsley Posted 24 March , 2010 Share Posted 24 March , 2010 Hi everyone OK heres what I now know... My great grandfather Edward Ainsley 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...
Richard Fisher Posted 24 March , 2010 Share Posted 24 March , 2010 I have some information, take from the Orders of Battle, on my website. www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk -> British Service -> Army -> Machine Gun Corps -> Infantry -> 242nd Company Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 24 March , 2010 Share Posted 24 March , 2010 eternally, I see what you mean but it is not a "support brigade". The 10th DCLI was under divisional command as its pioneer battalion, and 242 Coy was added to the division as the fourth MGC company. The two were not connected other than being in the same division. 242 was not under a brigade command, other than possibly for temporary requirements. It would have participated in the Battle of Cambrai as a company, but fought for much of 1918 as a merged company of 2 Battalion MGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisainsley Posted 24 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 24 March , 2010 I have some information, take from the Orders of Battle, on my website. www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk -> British Service -> Army -> Machine Gun Corps -> Infantry -> 242nd Company Regards Richard just had a look at your site... fascinating! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffsyeoman Posted 24 March , 2010 Share Posted 24 March , 2010 Can I please suggest to the duty moderator that these separate threads be merged into one to avoid duplication of effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Fisher Posted 25 March , 2010 Share Posted 25 March , 2010 just had a look at your site... fascinating! thanks Glad it is of use. I do intend to do the same for every MG Coy and Bn but it's a time-consuming task but at least I know it's not thankless! Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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