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Charles Nida, in his autobiography ''Chota Sahib... You've Had a Busy Day'' provides an account of the establishment and training the Battery received, but no details of its subsequent deployments.<ref> [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=3MefAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA156 ''Chota Sahib... You've Had a Busy Day''], pages 156 onwards. Google Books. There is an implication that the author may subsequently have become involved with aircraft, and it appears he became an officer in the RAF, National Archives catalogue reference [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8210833 AIR 76 - Air Ministry: Department of the Master-General of Personnel: Officers' Service Records AIR 76/374/21 - Name Nida, Charles Henry George] 1918-1919</ref>

25 Battery, Machine Gun Corps (Motors), was established in India, in May 1917. Moved to Egypt July 1917. Disbanded January 1918.<ref>[http://www.1914-1918.net/mmg.htm The MGC Motor Machine Gun units of 1914-1918] "The Long, Long Trail"</ref>Note , this was a British Army regiment. There is one Medal Index Card reference where the regiment is "25th Calcutta Motor Machine Gun Battery" <ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1648470 Medal card of Ainslie, C A Corps: 25th Calcutta Motor Machine Gun Battery] </ref> and five seen where the regiment is "Volunteer Machine Gun Corps", including that of Charles Nida, some of which indicate Indian Army.<ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D4261762 WO 372/14/227845 Medal card of Nida, Charles H G Corps: Bombay Volunteer Rifles 8153, Volunteer Machine Gun Corps 96334 Gunner] , also [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1386392 WO 372/2/200259 Medal card of Bolst, Bertram Sydney], [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D2053567 WO 372/5/136998 Medal card: Indian Army: Curtis, P H], [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7564237 WO 372/28/1399 Medal card of Rann, P H], [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D4917265 WO 372/17/58151 Medal card of Roblin, M L]</ref>The available information is therefore sometimes indicating British Army, and sometimes Indian Army.