37th Machine Gun Company, British Army

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37th Machine Gun Company, British Army
Years active:	–
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	unknown
Type:	Machine gun
Specific type:	Machine gun company
Full size:	150
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Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	Machine Gun Corps, UK
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	37th Infantry Brigade, UK
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/06/1916
End date:	28/02/1918
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/06/1916
Date left:	28/02/1918
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Personal narratives

George Coppard

Template:RefLives served in these units:

• 6th Battalion Royal West Surrey Regiment, UK (private, service number 701; 1914-1916)
• 37th Machine Gun Company, UK (private then corporal, service number 19012; 1916-1918)

Narratives and media:

• Imperial War Museum has a collection of his private papers, photos, medals and a typescript of his memoirs. Catalogue description identifies units.
• Memoirs were published as: George A. Coppard, With a machine gun to Cambrai: the tale of a young Tommy in Kitchener's army 1914-1918 (London, Imperial War Museum, 1969).
• British Library, Roy Palmer Collection, C1023/80: interview with George Coppard recorded in 1983. Includes reminiscences of First World War service and parts of songs.

See also Wikipedia: George Coppard.

Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1863/2 (01/06/1916–28/02/1918)

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This page contains data imported from the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue, licensed under Open Government Licence v2.0.