New Zealand Machine Gun Corps | |
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![]() Cap Badge of the New Zealand Machine Gun Corps | |
Active | 1916-1919 |
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Role | Machine Gunners |
Size | 5 Companies 2 Squadrons |
Part of | New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
Engagements | First World War |
The New Zealand Machine Gun Corps was an administrative corps of the New Zealand Military Forces during the First World War. It was formed in early 1916, following the Gallipoli campaign in response to a need for more effective machine gun support. The corps initially comprised independent machine gun companies and a mounted machine gun squadron, although in 1918 the machine gun companies were brought together into a machine gun battalion. The New Zealand Machine Gun Corps was disbanded at the end of the war.