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:*In January 1918, 3rd Battery (along with 14th and 15th Batteries) was sent out to India where it was stationed at Ambala. The unit participated in the Third Afghan War to the extent that it was sent to Kohat (there from 31 May 1919 to 23 June 1919) during the relief of Thal though does not appear to have seen any action. The unit was disbanded in India on 1 December 1919. National Archives catalogue reference WO95/5484 Order of Battle for India may possibly contain some information.<ref> CanadianJane. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/225908-soldiers-and-civilians-in-india/?do=findComment&comment=2242569 soldiers and civilians in India] ''Great War Forum'' 24 March 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018. Jane Canadian. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/131207-rasc-attached-to-the-3rd-motor-machine-gun-service/ RASC attached to the 3rd motor machine gun service ?] ''Great War Forum'' 19 August 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2020. pjwmacro. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/280332-3rd-motor-machine-gun-battery-india-1919/ 3rd Motor Machine Gun Battery India 1919] ''Great War Forum'' 8 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.</ref> 14th Battery discussion.<ref>pjwmacro [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/280581-14th-motor-machine-gun-battery-in-india-1919/ 14th Motor Machine Gun Battery in India 1919] ''Great War Forum'' 16 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.</ref>
:*Two Motor Machine Gun Batteries, numbers 19 and 22, served during the [[3rd Afghan War]] (1919) and the revolt in Waziristan (1919-1920).<ref> Description of online photograph NAM. 1982-02-31-174, refer above. </ref> 5 Officers and 68 men from M M Gun No. 22 Battery, with equipment embarked on the Ship 'Beltana' for India from Devonport on 26th February 1916.<ref>pjwmacro. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/249397-22nd-battery-machine-gun-corps-motors/?do=findComment&comment=2517355 22nd Battery Machine Gun Corps (Motors)] ''Great War Forum'' 22 April 2017. Information from TNA WO 25/3544. Retrieved 22 May 2018</ref> 22 Battery was in Rawalpindi in 1917.<ref>
[http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/21188345_india-rawalpindi-22-battery-motor-machine-guns [India<nowiki>]</nowiki> - Rawalpindi 22 Battery Motor Machine Guns]. Retrieved 24 March 2015</ref> 22 Battery was briefly involved in the "suppression of disorder" following the [[Massacre at Amritsar|Amritsar massacre]] of April 1919.<ref>mcassell. [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.com/forumsorg/topic/249397-22nd-battery-machine-gun-corps-motors/?do=findComment&comment=2575830 22nd Battery Machine Gun Corps (Motors)], post #626, ''Great War Forum'' 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 20175 February 2021.</ref> There is a detailed account written by Sergeant Macro of 22 Battery, who was Mentioned in Despatches, regarding the Action at Badama Post - 30/31 Jul 1919, during the [[3rd Afghan War]].<ref>pjwmacro. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/249397-22nd-battery-machine-gun-corps-motors/?do=findComment&comment=2535861 22nd Battery Machine Gun Corps (Motors)] post #199, ''Great War Forum'' 22 June 2017. The Action at Badama Post - 30/31 Jul 1919. Retrieved 22 May 2018.</ref> It appears likely that both 19 and 22 Batteries had been disbanded by September 1920, as there is no mention of these Batteries in Issues 1-5 of ''The Machine Gunner'', first published September 1920.
:* See [[25th Motor Machine Gun Battery (Calcutta Volunteers)]]
[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C11200005?v=r WO 100/492] These are stated to be for the period 1920-1935, but also include the 1919 awards for the [[3rd Afghan War]]. See [[Medal Rolls]] for more details of the subdivisions of these records. There may be additional references. All may be downloaded for free. This data is also available on the pay website Ancestry. An [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1686/31794_221579-00553?pid=1762921&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DehA10%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26_phtarg%3DehA9%26dbid%3D1686%26gsfn%3DJohn%26gsln%3DCollins%26cp%3D4%26_F6544AB3%3DMachine%2520Gun%2520Corps%26_F4E2F07A%3D%25227809660%2522%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3Dnn4%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D1%26h%3D1762921%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D2&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ehA10&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=31794_221579-00547 example on Ancestry] is some MGC medals for the Waziristan 1919-1921 clasp, part of WO 100/480, being page 845 of 939. Note, classified by Ancestry as Battle of Waterlooo 1815. (to view this link you must be signed into Ancestry).
==Regimental historiesand accounts==*''Machine Guns, their History and Tactical Employment (being also a History of the Machine Gun Corps, 1916-1922)'' by Graham Seton Hutchison; published Macmillan, London in 1938. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001778045 (with other copies also available). *''War Cars: British Armoured Cars in the First World War'' by David Fletcher, published by HMSO in 1987. The book contains an Annex by Charles Messenger describing the various units of Motor Machine Gun Service, Lt Armoured Batteries et al.<ref> pjwmacro. [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.com/forumsorg/topic/257034-armoured-car-units-navy-army-mgc-confused/?do=findComment&comment=2599516 Armoured Car Units, Navy, Army, MGC, confused?] ''Great War Forum'' 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 20185 February 2021.</ref> The book also has a lot of good photographs of armoured cars all over India and Persia in locations like Kohat. "The backgrounds are very interesting because they show forts, uniforms etc. Fletcher also describes very well and briefly the campaigns in the area from 1914 to about 1925."<ref> nickbalmer. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180904134107/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india@rootsweb.com/thread/11315532/ Re 114th Marathas] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 17 February 2001. Scroll down. Retrieved 26 February 2019, now archived.</ref>Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01010668542*''With a Machine Gun to Cambrai: the tale of a young Tommy in Kitchener's Army 1914-1918'', by George Coppard. 1969. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01002231878*''Machine-gunner, 1914-18''. Edited by C. E. Crutchley. Available at the British Library 1973 UIN: BLL01000830024 . Re-issued as ''Machine Gunner 1914-18: Personal Experiences of The Machine Gun Corps'' 2013. British Library number BLLSFX3710000000114249
==Regimental Journals==
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20171012134128/http://www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk/units-mgc-i.htm Units That Used The Vickers: The Machine Gun Corps (Infantry): Companies]. Includes Companies in India. Archived page from previous website vickersmachinegun.org. Includes dates in theatres.
*[http://www.machineguncorps.co.uk/index.html Machine Gun Corps Old Comrades Association]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20170627135145/http://www.machineguncorps.co.uk/mgcbooks.doc Books and Journals about, or relating to, the Machine Gun Corps (Compiled by Graham Sacker)] , now an archived page. A document download, which depending on your browser, you may need to locate in your downloads folder.Check whether the website has a more recent working link, (but at 2021/Feb/05 the website link was not working)
*[http://www.machine-gun-corps-database.co.uk The Machine Gun Corps Research Database] “Contains details of over 100,000 soldiers who served with the MGC. Continuously updated”. A research fee applies. The database includes information relating to the India General Service Medal (Afghanistan, Waziristan etc) from the medal rolls.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060703/http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/inf/MGC.htm Machine Gun Corps] Regiments.org, now an archived website.
