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Armoured Motor Batteries and Armoured Motor Brigades MGC 1915-1921
'''6th Armoured Motor Battery, MGC'''
<br>It was stated "The 6th Machine Gun Company, served in Waziristan 1919-1921 as No. 6 Armoured Motor Battery with the No. 3 Echelon of the Tochi Column in November 1919. This column under the command of Maj Gen A. Skeen, CMG, began the advance toward Datta Kehl on 12 Nov 1919. Later No. 6 Armoured Motor Battery served with No. 1 Section of the Tank Line of Communications Defences from Dera Ismail Khan, commanded by Brig Gen R B Worgan, DSO, which had an operational area from Darya Khan to Hathala and later to half way between Khirgi and Jandola".<ref>Flory, Dick [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/15362-india-general-service-medal/?do=findComment&comment=117067 India General Service Medal] ''Great War Forum'' 13 June 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2018.</ref> However, it appears that the first part of this statement is not correct in that the 6th Machine Gun Company was a separate entity. No 6 Armoured Motor Battery was equipped with 3 x Minerva armoured cars based in Bannu, and was on NWF for Third Afghan War and 1919 Waziristan Campaign, before ceasing to exist December 1919 and being absorbed by 7th AMB.<ref>pjwmacro. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/269685-no-6-armoured-motor-battery-or-6th-company-machine-gun-corps-india-1919-1921/?do=findComment&comment=2738213 No. 6 Armoured Motor Battery or 6th Company Machine Gun Corps, India 1919-1921] ''Great War Forum'' 8 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.</ref> <br>'''7th Armoured Motor Battery, MGC'''
*'''July 1915''' - formed in [[Dera Ismail Khan]] with Indian crews and served in India with Derajat Brigade. Took part in operation on the North West Frontier with 10 Armoured Motor Brigade during the Third Afghan War.<ref name=Inva />
*'''12 October 1920''' - Death and burial at Dera Ismail Khan: Major Dean Farquhar age 31 <ref>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1437095/FARQUHAR,%20DEAN Major Dean Farquhar] Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 11 October 2014</ref>
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