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Canadian Machine Gun Corps [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

[ca. 1915-1919]

Reference:

R611-421-2-E, RG9-III-C-1

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

183556

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Ministry of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada fonds

Canadian Expeditionary Force sous-fonds

Canadian Corps Headquarters historical records

Canadian Machine Gun Corps
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Sub-series includes:

633 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[ca. 1915-1919]

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

5.8 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of records created and/or maintained by the Canadian Machine Gun Corps at the Canadian Corps Headquarters.

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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Machine Gun Corps : The Canadian Machine Gun Corps was organized in France on 16 April 1917 under Canadian Routine Order 558 of 22 February 1917. The corps was to take entire charge of the machine guns of the Canadian Corps and was composed of: (a) Machine Gun Squadron, Canadian Cavalry Brigade; (b) machine gun companies; (c) 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade and motor machine gun batteries; and (d) a depot was organized in England on 4 January 1917 (under Canadian Routine Order 150 of same date). Brigade machine gun companies were detached from their respective brigades on 8 September 1917 and formed the companies of the different divisional machine gun battalions.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid's file level descriptions can be accessed through the "consists of" fields in the MIKAN record. A paper copy is also available in the Reference room. The finding aid (formerly 9-35) is a list consisting of volume number, file number, title and outside dates. 9-131 (90: Open)

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RG9-III-C-1
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG 9 III-C-1] 3926--3954

[Consultation 90 Open]

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