Guards Machine Gun Regiment
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| Guards Machine Gun Regiment | |
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| Active | 1918–1920 |
| Country | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg United Kingdom |
| Branch | File:Flag of the British Army.svg British Army |
| Type | Foot Guards |
| Role | Machine Gunner |
| Size | 5 Battalions |
| March | Quick – Machine Gun Guards Slow – The Soldier's Chorus |
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The Guards Machine Gun Regiment was a regiment of the British Army, formed for service in the First World War.
When the Guards Division was formed in August 1915, it included three machine gun companies, with a fourth added in March 1917.[1] In April 1917, the four companies were grouped together as a single battalion named the Machine Gun Guards,[2] before being re-designated by Royal Warrant in May 1918 as the Guards Machine Gun Regiment.[3] In June, the regiment was reorganised into battalions.[4]
The regiment does not have any battle honours of its own as these were awarded to the parent units.[1]
Battalions
The battalions of the regiment were:[5]
- 1st (Life Guards) Battalion – conversion of 1st Life Guards
- 2nd (Life Guards) Battalion – conversion of 2nd Life Guards
- 3rd (Royal Horse Guards) Battalion – conversion of Royal Horse Guards ("The Blues")
- 4th (Foot Guards) Battalion – re-designation of the existing Machine Gun Guards battalion
- 5th (Reserve) Battalion – re-designation of Guards Machine Gun Training Centre
The first three battalions served with the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force, while the 4th Battalion remained with the Guards Division. In November 1918, after the end of the war, the three Household Cavalry battalions resumed their old role as cavalry, with the 4th Battalion disbanded in February 1919.[1]
The regimental establishment of HQ and four machine gun companies was retained until 1920, and the regiment took part in the Trooping the Colour ceremony in Hyde Park, London to mark the King's Official Birthday in June 1919 alongside the other regiments of foot guards.[6]
On 26 February 1920 an army order was issued announcing that the regiment was to be immediately disbanded and the 1918 royal warrant cancelled.[7]
Footnotes
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- ^ a b c Guards Machine Gun Regiment at the archive of regiments.org
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". "No. 13070"]. The Edinburgh Gazette (Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".). 27 March 1917. p. Script error: No such module "London Gazette util"..
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{{cite magazine}}: Check|url=value (help); More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help)Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The 6th Guards. A Machine Gun Regiment". The Times. 11 May 1918. p. 7.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Trooping The Colour. Stately Ceremony In Hyde Park, Pageant Of Household Troops". The Times. 4 June 1919. p. 10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Guards Machine-Gun Regiment". The Times. 28 February 1920. p. 16.
References
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Frederick, J. B. M. (1984). Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660-1978, Volume II. Wakefield, United Kingdom: Microform Academic Publishers. ISBN 1-85117-008-1.
See also
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