Machine Gun Corps WW1, which regiment

[gig]

  hi all could anyone please tell me which regiment albert victor shrimpton was in, he was my great grandfathers cousin they were raised together
 the cwgc reads  private albert victor shrimpton 13894,152nd coy machine gun corps(inf) killed 16 may 1917 aged 23

his medal card reads  mgc                   13894
                                   96th tr bn        7/17070
any help or suggestion would be great thank you
 gig

[old rowley]

looks like young Albert was in the 152nd Company of the Machine Gun Corps (The Machine Gun Corps being his Regiment).

old rowley

[ChrisPage]

Have a look at this link it lists all the MGC companys and try asking for help on the forum it helped me find a lot of information on my husbands father.

http://www.1914-1918.net/mg_units.htm

Christine

[DavidF]

Hi,
When i was looking for similar information i used the following web site.
http://www.machineguncorps.co.uk
They used to have some one who would do basic research for about £10. I don't know if they still offer that service.
Good look
DavidF

[harribobs]

looking at the above link, the 152nd was attached to the 51st (highland) division, a unit with some very fine history

look at this link for it's WW1 history  http://www.1914-1918.net/51div.htm

alberts entry in the sdgw

[harribobs]

looking further it would seem you should be looking at the The Third Battle of the Scarpe - 3rd - 4th May 1917

good luck!

[gig]

  thank you everyone for your time and effort  i wasnt sure about the 51st with it being a "high land " divison and albert was from feckenham, worcestershire  so please excuse my ignorance
but youve now certainly gave me enough to do some digging
as i have said albert and my great grandfather were raised together as my g,grandad was an orphan , i found them both on the 1901 census ,then i was given his mothers will in which she left him 50 pounds (in 1946) he bought a pedal/motorcycle and returned to were he served in france,albert wasnt mentioned
in her will so the first place i looked for him was cwgc and sadly i found him .now thanks to your help i can make him more than just a name and for my family at least not forgotten
thank you all
gig 

[Valda]

Albert Victor Shrimpton has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France Bay 10.
His parents (mother) also placed his name on their gravestone in Plymouth Road Cemetery Redditch.
The inscription reads

Victor of Crabbs Cross died 15th July 1920
aged 54
also Albert Victor
only son died Belgium
16th May 1917 aged 24

Regards

Valda

[gig]

  thank you very much for the insciption valda i made the trip to redditch last year and walked  round the cemetry looking for different family graves i didnt see that one, although it was winter and after an hour i was frozen to the bone ,i will make another trip now thank you very much valda
best regards gig