German machine gun M.G.08 serial number 3581c was made at SPANDAU in 1917, and was captured between 05:30 and 06:45 AM on 9th of April, 1917 in the capture of Vimy Ridge. It was captured by the 24^th Battalion (Victoria Rifles), Canadian Expeditionary Force from the German 263^rd Reserve Infanterie Regiment (Prussians). The location was just a couple of hundred yards East of Lichfield Crater on Vimy Ridge. It is now deactivated, is now 99% complete for display and is for sale in Canada. The ideal home for it would be where it was captured. It was offered for sale by the owner to the Vimy Ridge site in France, but they do not have the funds to purchase it.

On 9 April 1917, the 24th Battalion in the 5th Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division, Canadian Corps captured:

• 1 Field Gun (cannon) 105 mm
• 3 Trench Mortars
• 6 Machine Guns (Serial numbers 3581c; 7357; 4996; 2297; 9435; 9435 (two with the same number, but would be by different makers, sent to two different locations in Canada)

M.G. 08 S/N 3581c. Captured at VIMY RIDGE 9 APRIL 1917 by 24 Bn CEF

M.G. 08 serial number 3581c is now about 98% complete for display. It has the ZF 12 optical right, tools, spare barrel, one of two spare locks (breech blocks), steam hose and steam chest, M1911 ammunition box, belt holding 50 rounds of matching drill rounds. It is missing only the following:

1. Drain valve assembly under the muzzle
2. Cork plug on chain
3. One oil cap for the sled (1 on it is original, one is a reproduction)
4. A second spare lock

This M.G. 08 is now, 2024, in a private colleciton in Manitba. It was offered at cost to Vimy Ridge site, but sadly they stated that they had no money.

THE FORMER OWNERS IN 1917

The capture of VIMY RIDGE in France in April 1917 was one of many significant battles for Canadian troops in World War I. This was part of the Battle of Arras, and although not a 100% Canadian effort, as there were British troops and British artillery, it was viewed as a Canadian operation and success. It was the first time that the Canadian Corps had fought together. The battle was a great success as the Canadians used all of the latest techniques such as rehearsals, maps for NCOs not just officers, creeping artillery barrage, briefing every soldier on what the objectives were etc.

When it came time to decide where to place Canada’s main memorial on the battlefields, there were many possible locations: St. Julien; Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Hill 70, Cambrai etc.  In the end, Vimy Ridge was selected as the site for Canada’s national memorial. It now symbolizes World War I for all Canadians.

After World War I (1914-1919), Canada brought thousands of war trophies to Canada in the form of German aircraft, field guns and howitzers, trench mortars and machine guns, rifles, helmets, shell casings etc. and these were distributed to communities, schools, universities, regiments etc. all across Canada.

A few war trophies are from 1917 (Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele etc.), but most are from 1918 when the Allies broke through the German lines. It was hard to capture and retrieve big war trophies when the front lines were static. In the case of Vimy Ridge and the Last 100 Day, Canadian troops advanced, captured and held enemy positions. As such these heavy items could then be retrieved at leisure.

This M.G. 08 is very possibly in this photo.

0-4446 or 0-4448 MG08 assembly by POWs Camblain-l Abbe May 1917 We have no idea how many of these Vimy war trophies survive. 248 war trophies were logged in as having been captured at Vimy Ridge.

•   40 Guns & Howitzers (8 known to have survived; 7 known to have been scrapped)
•   73 Trench Mortars (12 known to survive, 10 known to have been scrapped; 5 likely scrapped)
• 135 Machine Guns (7 known to survive; 3-5 unverified possible survivors). Note that this one is in very good condition. 

Why are these war trophies important? To the soldiers they represented several things. Success in overcoming the enemy, much like reaching the summit of a mountain. Once captured these weapons would not kill and more of their comrades, or themselves, much like a police officer disarming a criminal. Then there was the sad realization that these weapons had killed many Canadians and other Allied soldiers, and as such were reminders of their sacrifice and their bravery. The war was remote for the people in Canada, but every family had been touched by the war and many had lost family members. The bodies remained buried in the countries where they fell. To fill the void, memorials were set up in Canada. Cenotaphs, brass plaques in churches etc. These German war trophies, symbols of the sacrifice and victory, were often mounted flanking these cenotaphs. Indeed, today, some of them remain so over 100 years later.

During World War II, 20 years later, many of these German war trophies were recycled as scrap metal to aid the war effort. Sending the German metal back to Germany in the form of tanks bombs etc. was seen as being a patriotic thing to do. We do not know how many were scrapped, but it was probably over 50%. Fortunately, the Allies won that war too and some of the World War I trophies have survived. Many are incomplete due to souvenir hunters and many are in poor condition having sat out in the weather for decades, over 100 years in some cases. I found 7 in the attic of the Seaforth Armoury in 1972 and put them into the regimental museum which I started. Some were simply thrown away.  Most of the best examples that survive were indoors in museums etc. and some still have original capture markings painted on them. Even these however are often missing parts.

A dream of Museum Curators it to be able to find the history of artifacts. Usually, if it was not recorded at the time, that history is lost forever. Decades ago, as a military museum Curator, I wrote to the Public Archives of Canada (now renamed Library and Archives Canada) to ask if they had records of these war trophies. They said that they did not, but this was not true. Decades later, Lieutenant Colonel Bill Smy of Niagara Falls found the War Trophy Register in Library and Archives Canada,  photographed the pages, and graciously shared them with me and others. Since then others have looked into the records including Bryan McConaghy who discovered that there are even more records in LAC.

In about 1/3 of the cases there was capture history recorded for the field guns, howitzers, trench mortars and machine guns. This particular machine gun, serial number 3581c is recorded as having been captured at Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917 by the 24th Battalion. 

LIST OF THE 63 MEN OF THE 24th BATTALION C.E.F. KILLED ON 9 APRIL 1917  AT VIMY RIDGE

63 soldiers of the 24^th Battalion were killed in this battle. Three German machine guns were captured by this battalion that morning, including this one. It is almost a certainty that some of them were killed by this particular gun. There would have been dozens of other men wounded as well. Of those killed, 17 have no known grave. The battle only lasted 4-days and their objective was captured within 45-minutes men, yet 17 bodies were never found, or else remained unidentified. Here are the men who were killed, information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.  

Query – KIA 24 Bn CEF 1917-04-09 at VIMY RIDGE

ServiceNumber	Surname	Forename	Initials	Rank	Cemetery	GraveRef	AdditionalInfo	Expr1
‘488902’	BEAZLEY		V L	Corporal	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. E. 11.
‘842083’	McGRATH		T	Private	ZIVY CRATER, THELUS	Panel 6. Col. 3.
‘749318’	LEARIE		J W	Private	ZIVY CRATER, THELUS	Panel 5. Col. 2.
‘742161’	FAHEY	PERCY EDWARD	P E	Private	ZIVY CRATER, THELUS	Panel 2. Col. 3.	Son of Thomas Edward and Katherine E. Fahey, of Milltown, New Brunswick.
‘889855’	RABEY		W	Private	LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY, VIMY	VIII. D. 10.
‘841677’	HILL		A E P	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. A. 12.	Son of Jos and Kate Hill, of 3815, Gertrude St., Verdun, Montreal.
‘749254’	JOHNSON	EDWARD	E	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. E. 13.
‘841680’	McLACHLAN		A	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. B. 4.	Son of John and Marion McLachlan; husband of Elizabeth McLachlan, of 342, Hibernia Rd., Montreal. Born at Falkirk, Scotland.
‘841336’	MARSHALL	SAMUEL	S	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. C. 2.
‘842069’	BURGESS	VICTOR GEORGE	V G	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	V. A. 3.	Son of Mrs. Isabella Burgess, of 3588, Veruille St., Montreal.
‘841897’	BUTLER	CHARLES ANDREW	C A	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. B. 9.	Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Butler, of 141, Glen Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario.
‘841667’	CALLAGHAN	EDSON ARTHUR	E A	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. C. 1.	Son of James Callaghan and his wife E. Johnson, of Stanbridge East, P.Q., Canada.
‘748589’	THOMSON	JOHN	J	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. E. 15.	Son of William and Jessie Thomson, of Beebe Post Office, P.Q. Canada. Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
‘700725’	ROBERTSON		C W	Private	NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY, THELUS	III. D. 14.
‘742185’	MAXWELL		J G	Private	NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY, THELUS	III. D. 13.
‘141893’	DRAPER	FRANK	F	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. B. 8.	Son of George and Emma Draper, of Clarendon Place, Brighton, England.
‘488956’	GALLAGHER		E T	Private	NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY, THELUS	III. D. 17.
‘748318’	McCULLOUGH	WALLACE SCOTT	W S	Sergeant	NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY, THELUS	IV. D. 18.	Son of James and Sarah T. Scott McCullough, of Windsor Mills, P.Q. Canada.
‘748693’	TERENTIEV	SAMUEL	S	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. E. 14.
‘470523’	McAULAY		G H	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. E. 12.
‘701005’	LAWLOR	WILLIAM	W	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. B. 15.	Son of John and Anne Lawlor, of Dudley, Stafford, England.
‘408565’	QUACKENBUSH	GEORGE DRAYPER	G D	Sergeant	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. B. 11.	Son of Philip and Joanna Quackenbush, of Kinburn, Ontario. Born at Whitney, Ontario.
‘124319’	RILEY	CHARLES GORDON	C G	Sergeant	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. B. 6.	Only son of Minta Brown Riley, of Inwood, Ontario, and the late Lawrence A. Riley.
‘186231’	ROSE		S O	Lance Corporal	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. B. 10.	Son of Kontorchy S. T. Rose, of Faxe Ladyslads, Denmark.
”	MACARTHUR	JAMES MacPHERSON	J M	Lieutenant	ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY, MONT-ST. ELOI	VI. E. 19.	Son of Ada E. and the late John Macarthur, of 313, Piccadilly St., London, Ontario.
‘66237’	BARLOW	RONALD	R	Lance Corporal	ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY, ARLEUX-EN-GOHELLE	III. H. 27.	Son of John Rigney Barlow and his wife, Margaret Coutts Darrach, of 578, Earnscliffe Avenue. Montreal.
‘65306’	EDGLEY	ERNEST LLOYD	E L	Private	ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY, MONT-ST. ELOI	V. F. 3.	Nephew of Richard W. Lloyd, of 103, Oakwood Court, Kensington, London. He was an employee in the Montreal Office of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
‘841472’	JONES		N H E	Private	ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY, MONT-ST. ELOI	VI. C. 28.
‘488970’	VICKERY		C F	Private	NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY, THELUS	IV. D. 19.
‘743021’	SKINNER	ALBERT V.	A V	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. B. 14.	(Served as VERNON), Son of Jeremiah and Mary Skinner, of Springfield, Long Island; husband of Maud Estelle Ulrich (formerly Skinner), of Wallkill, New York, U.S.A.
‘841944’	TERRAULT	JULIUS DANIEL	J D	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. B. 13.	Son of Julius Terrault and his wife, Anna Kenny, of Cornwall, Ontario.
‘748646’	VUSACHENKO	DERNIAN	D	Private	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. E. 10.
‘186280’	WALTER		G H	Sergeant	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. B. 7.	Son of Joseph France Walter and Eliza Ann Walter.
‘247374’	GILMORE	JAMES ALEXANDER	J A	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL		Son of Alexander and Lydia Jane Gilmore, of North Head, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick.
‘123091’	DAVIS	ROBERT	R	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL
‘440891’	COATES	FRANCIS FREDERICK (FRANK)	F F	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL		Son of F. W. and Elsie Coates, of Shuswap, British Columbia.
‘124029’	JOHNSON	FREDERICK	F	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL
‘841012’	BRENNAN		H V	Private	LICHFIELD CRATER, THELUS	Panel 1. Col. 1.
‘842142’	L’ECUYER	AMEDEE	A	Private	LICHFIELD CRATER, THELUS	Panel 3. Col. 1.	Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. P. L’Ecuyer, of 326, Lagauchetiere St. East, Montreal. Born at Joliette, P.Q., Canada.
‘841168’	McKAY	WILLIAM ARTHUR	W A	Private	LICHFIELD CRATER, THELUS	Panel 3. Col. 1.	Son of Robert and Margaret Burns McKay, of 131, Longwood Avenue, Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
‘171176’	NAYLOR	LEWIS	L	Private	LICHFIELD CRATER, THELUS	Panel 3. Col. 1.	Son of James Naylor, of 6, Wilson St., Commercial Rd., Halifax, England.
‘841919’	COAPLAND	GLENN	G	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL
‘488319’	BRUNDAGE	CLAUDE LIONEL	C L	Lance Sergeant	VIMY MEMORIAL		Son of William T. Brundage, of Amherst, Nova Scotia.
‘748853’	BULLARD	MERLE FREDERICK	M F	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL		Son of Frederick E. and Elma E. Bullard, of Magog, P.Q. Enlisted in 117th Bn.
‘842161’	PETERS	STANLEY WALLACE	S W	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL
‘415765’	ASTLE	GEORGE ESMONDE	G E	Private	LICHFIELD CRATER, THELUS	Panel 1. Col. 1.	Son of Oswald Astle, of 101, North Rd., Clayton, Manchester, England, and the late Alice Astle. Born at Northwich, Cheshire.
‘841237’	RENAUD		J P	Private	LICHFIELD CRATER, THELUS	Panel 3. Col. 2.	Son of Austin Renaud and his wife, Jane Duboutt, of Harembega, Ontario. Born at Wier, Quebec.
‘841653’	MATHESON		D C	Private	LICHFIELD CRATER, THELUS	Panel 3. Col. 1.
‘743256’	GOLDIE	ALEXANDER JOSEPH	A J	Private	BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY, THELUS	I. E. 14.	Husband of Johanna M. Goldie, of 17, Queen St., Saint John West, New Brunswick.
‘187619’	LAWLER		W	Private	LICHFIELD CRATER, THELUS	Panel 3. Col. 1.
‘742794’	ARBING		H S	Private	BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY, THELUS	III. B. 18.
‘180096’	McKITRICK		L P	Private	QUATRE-VENTS MILITARY CEMETERY, ESTREE-CAUCHY	III. B. 17.
‘65932’	STAPLES	ARTHUR	A	Sergeant	VIMY MEMORIAL		Eldest son of Elizabeth Alice Staples (nee McClellan), of 591, Villa Marie St., Montreal, and the late Edward Bird Staples.
‘186149’	HOURD	WILLIAM	W	Corporal	VIMY MEMORIAL
‘701258’	PARTON	WILLIAM	W	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL		Son of Henry and Elizabeth Parton, of Garafog Farm, Pennenfford, Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales.
‘748123’	PAYNE	FREDERICK THOMAS	F T	Sergeant	VIMY MEMORIAL		Husband of Charlotte C. Payne, of Montreal, P.Q.
‘742116’	KUCHAR	WASILI	W	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL		Born in Russia.
‘66204’	McCUBBIN	ALEXANDER	A	Sergeant	VIMY MEMORIAL		Son of Mrs. Mary McCubbin, of 4717, Delorimier Avenue, Montreal.
‘469302’	ROBINSON	LEVI	L	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL		Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson.
‘412440’	WHITE		A	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL
‘437318’	WOODS	GEORGE	G	Private	VIMY MEMORIAL		Son of Mrs, Hannah Jane Woods, of Cutknife, Saskatchewan.
‘187658’	MACIVOR		J	Corporal	THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY	II. B. 5.
‘749295’	KIMBALL		H C	Private	LICHFIELD CRATER, THELUS	Panel 3. Col. 1.

OF THE MANY MACHINE GUNS THAT WERE CAPTURED AT VIMY RIDGE BY CANADIANS, ONLY 135 WERE OFFICIALLY BROUGHT TO CANADA AS WAR TROPHIES. Few of these are known to survive. I would love to receive information on any of these that survive (where etc.) and also of those known to have been destroyed (e.g. in WWII scrap metal drives).

1 – MASTER – WWI war trophies Query VIMY MGs1

Type	SN	Gun Survives	S/N Suffix	Claimant Consistent	Place	Notes (Original)	Allotted to	Prov Then	Fate
MG	87			58 Bn.	Captured by Patrol at ARLEUX LOOP, E. of VIMY, N. of ARLEUX-EN- GOHELLE		–	–
MG	178			102 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	269			5 Bn.	VIMY	–	Belleville, Ont.	Ont.
MG	277			18 Bn.	VIMY	–	Coboconk, Ont.	Ont.
MG	371			2 C.M.R.	VIMY RIDGE S.28.C 36c S.W. of La FOLIE FARM.	–	Cornwall, Ont.	Ont.
MG	422		a	10 Bn.	Operations at VIMY		Board of Trade, Stouffville, Ont.	Ont.
MG	424	YES		10 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–	Dealer
MG	441			3 M.G. Co.	VIMY	–	Woodstock, N.B.	N.B.
MG	486			44 Bn.	HILL 145, VIMY		Golden, B.C.	B.C.
MG	492			P.P.C.L.I.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	525			9 F. Coy. C.E.	VIMY RIDGE	–	Dutton, Ont.	Ont.
MG	544			3 M.G. Co.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	552			19 Bn.	VIMY RIDGE		Belleville, Ont.	Ont.
MG	637			21 Bn.	VIMY	–	Memorial Monument Committee, Frankville, Ont.	Sask.
MG	1066			21 Bn.	VIMY	–	22nd Bn. Quebec. P.Q.	P.Q.
MG	1128			2 Bn.	VIMY		St. Boniface, Man.	Man.
MG	1213	YES ?		54 Bn.	BATTER TRENCH, VIMY RIDGE	Letter “S” in brass on body. This is a Russian Naval Machine Gun. Appears in photo O.1373 Front row, 7th from camera, with large “S” on top cover and corrugated cooling jacket.	–	–
MG	1262			38 Bn.	VIMY	Used for instructional purposes — 1262 sent to Base from Mont St. Eloy (sic) 18.8.17	38 Bn. Ottawa	Ont.
MG	1262			22 Bn.	VIMY	1262 22 Bn. Described as Austrian or Hungarian M.G.	Wakefield, P.Q.	P.Q.
MG	1268	YES		50 Bn.	VIMY	–	Niagara Hist. Soc., Niagara on-the-lake, Ont.	Ont.	Museum
MG	1288			5 Bn.	VIMY	5th Bn. Western Cavalry	Ingersoll, Ont.	Ont.
MG	1318			22 Bn.	VIMY	Russian M.G, also described as an Austrian M.G. and Hungarian M.G.	Winnipeg Light Infantry , Man.	Man.
MG	1379			4 C.M.R.	VIMY RIDGE (ZWISCHEN STELLING)	Russian M.G.	–	–
MG	1474			5 Bn.	VIMY	–	Cornwall, Ont.	Ont.
MG	1477			19 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	1477			19 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	1488		a	10 Bn.	VIMY	1488	Provincial Secretary, Victoria, B.C.	B.C.
MG	1514			10 Bn.	VIMY	–	G.W.V.A. Togo, Sask.	Sask.
MG	1617			102 Bn.	VIMY RIDGE	(Improved Model Maxim). This gun was at 11th Brigade School until 1918	Ridley College, St. Catharines, Ont.	Ont.
MG	1666			85 Bn.	VIMY CYPRUS TRENCH	–	Regina Museum, Sask.	Sask.
MG	1769			44 Bn.	HILL 145, VIMY	–	–
MG	1834			3 Bn.	VIMY FARBUS WOOD	–	Lloydminster, Alta.	Alta.
MG	1880			33 Bn.	VIMY	–	Cookshire, P.Q.	P.Q.
MG	2083			42 Bn.	VIMY	–	Highgate, Ont.	Ont.
MG	2085			44 Bn.	HILL 145, VIMY	–	Montague, King’s Co., P.E.I.	P.E.I.
MG	2180			P.P.C.L.I.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	2211			22 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	2297			24 Bn.	VIMY	–	Barwick, Ont.	Ont.
MG	2299			76 Bde. Can. R.F.A.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	2331			2 C.M.R.	S.W. of FOLIE FARM, VIMY RIDGE	2331 Captd. By 2 C.M.R. April 9. 1917 VIMY, Nr. LA FOLIE FARM	–	–
MG	2333			85 Bn.	BASSO TRENCH, VIMY	(Russian M.G.)	Gen. Elmsley, Ottawa.	Ont.
MG	2356			1 Bn.	VIMY	–	Provincial Secretary, Victoria, B.C.	B.C.
MG	2449	YES ?		22 Bn.	VIMY	–	Knowlton Museum, P.Q.	P.Q.
MG	2561		a	44 Bn.	HILL 145, VIMY	–	Ste. Monique, P.Q.	P.Q.
MG	2738			P.P.C.L.I.	Vimy Edge of BOIS de la FOLIE	Russian Vickers converted	Ogema, Sask.	Sask.
MG	2783		a	7 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	2949			54 Bn.	VIMY RIDGE	2949 German Naval M.G.	Regina Museum, Sask.	Sask.
MG	2979			5 Bn.	VIMY	5 Bn. Western Cavalry	Regina Museum, Sask.	Sask.
MG	2990			3 M.G. Co.	VIMY	2990 claimed by 3rd M.G. Co., captured at Vimy Apr.9/17	I.O.D.E. Blenheim, Ont.	Ont.
MG	2996			10 Bn.	VIMY	–	North Bay. Ont.	Ont.
MG	3030			85 Bn.	VIMY	(Maxim M.G.) 3030 claimed by 58 Bn. Captured Aug.9/18 in 4th Army Area.	Killarney, Man.	Man.
MG	3071			75 Bn.	VIMY	–	Gananoque, Ont.	Ont.
MG	3089	YES ?		12 C.M.G. Co.	VIMY	–	Bath, Ont.	Ont.
MG	3200	Probably not		85 Bn.	VIMY (CYPRUS TRENCH)	3200 16 Bn. 16.8.18 SCWETZ WOOD	Burnaby District, B.C.	B.C.	Likely scrapped.
MG	3261			7 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	3266			P.P.C.L.I.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	3335			58 Bn.	VIMY	Shipped to Base from Bruay Railhead 8-8-17	Charlottetown, P.E.I.	P.E.I.
MG	3348	YES		21 Bn.	VIMY		R.M.C. Kingston, Ont. ?	Ont.
MG	3363			20 Bn.	VIMY	–	Balcarres, Sask.	Sask.
MG	3372			87 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	3384			11 T. M. Bty	VIMY	3384 is number on base. 3071 is Machine Gun No. (11th C.I.B. ????[cannot read in photo] 3383 claimed by 11th T.M. Battery, captured at VIMY	–	–
MG	3581	YES ***** &&&&&&&&&&	c	24 Bn.	VIMY	–	Walkerville, Ont.	Ont.	Collector
MG	3724		a	5 Bn.	VIMY	–	Calgary, Alta.	Alta.
MG	3737		a	7 Bn.	VIMY RIDGE	–	Griffin, Sask.	Sask.
MG	3930	?		3 Bn.	VIMY	–	Rockton, Ont.	Ont.
MG	3941	??		27 Bn.	VIMY	–	Coleman, Alta.	Alta.
MG	3996			R.C.R.	VIMY	–	Poplar Hills, Lobo, Ont.	Ont.
MG	4014			42 Bn.	VIMY RIDGE		Lachute, P.Q.	P.Q.
MG	4104			42 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	4212			16 Bn.	VIMY	–	Caradoc Indian Reserve, Muncey, Ont.	Ont.
MG	4259		a	15 Bn.	VIMY	–	Scotland, Ont.	Ont.
MG	4288		a	42 Bn.	VIMY	–	Memorial Monument Committee, Frankville, Ont.	Ont.
MG	4614		e	44 Bn.	VIMY	–	Swift Current, Sask.	Sask.
MG	4621			44 Bn.	VIMY	–	Chatham, N.B.	N.B.
MG	4717		a	22 Bn.	VIMY	–	Soldier’s Civil Re-establishment, London, Ont.	Ont.
MG	4955			4 C.M.R.	VIMY RIDGE, 800 yards W. of LA FOLIE FARM	–	Khaki Club, Rathwell, Man.	Man.
MG	4956			8 M.G. Co.	VIMY RIDGE …	–	Kitchener, Ont.	Ont.
MG	4963			85 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	4996			24 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	5180			19 Bn.	VIMY	–	Porcupine, Ont.	Ont.
MG	5667			21 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	5740			10 Bn.	VIMY	–	Weymouth. N.S.	N.S.
MG	5797			21 Bn.	VIMY	–	St. Catharines, Ont.	Ont.
MG	5997			21 Bn.	VIMY	–	Maxville, Ont.	Ont.
MG	6089		a		VIMY		Wetaskiwin, Alta.	Alta.
MG	6090			5 Bn.	VIMY	–	Royal Canadian Dragoons, St. John’s P.Q.	P.Q.
MG	6438			2 Bn.	VIMY	–	Stonewall, Man.	Man.
MG	6992	YES		38 Bn.	VIMY			ON	Museum
MG	6994	YES		38 Bn.	VIMY			ON
MG	7015				VIMY	–	Cape Croker Indians, Wiarton, Ont.	Ont.
MG	7068			29 Bn.	VIMY RIDGE	–	University of Trinity College, Toronto, Ont.	Ont.
MG	7082				VIMY	–	Wawanesa, Man.	Man.
MG	7086			29 Bn.	VIMY	–	Fort Edward, Windsor, N.S.	N.S.
MG	7087			4 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	7289			7 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	7357			24 Bn.	VIMY	–	Mowbray, Man.
MG	7430			85 Bn.	VIMY CYPRUS TRENCH	(7430 also claimed by 2nd K.O.Y.L.I. Imperials)	Russell, Man.	Man.
MG	7573			58 Bn.	VIMY BOIS de la FOLIE	–	Gull Lake, Sask.	Sask.
MG	7623	YES		2 Bn.	VIMY	–	Stottsville (Ile aux Noix Fort) P.Q.	P.Q.
MG	7700			22 Bn.	VIMY	–	Western University, London, Ont.	Ont.
MG	7933			19 Bn.	VIMY	–	New Glasgow, N.S.	N.S.
MG	8075			20 Bn.	VIMY	–	Smithers. B.C.	B.C.
MG	8228			4 C.M.R.	VIMY RIDGE. 800 yards W. of LA FOLIE FARM [?]	–	Joggins Mines, N.S.	N.S.
MG	8256			85 Bn.	BASSO TRENCH, VIMY	–	Coldwater, Ont.	Ont.
MG	8259			44 Bn.	VIMY	–	Hagersville, Ont.	Ont.
MG	8260			22 Bn.	VIMY	–	Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ont.	Ont.
MG	8291		b ?	22 Bn.	VIMY	(loose note with page MG 1789-1859 ) “S.L. Waterman, President Canora Legion, Canora Sask 1102 690 6248 —- Brigadier-General Ross, President Yorkton Legion Yorkton Sask. 8291 1249 1807 (numbers are SN of the machine guns)	Yorkton Legion, Sask.	Sask.
MG	8633			19 Bn.	VIMY	–	Sleeman, Ont.	Ont.
MG	8639			5 Bn.	VIMY	–	Burnt River, Ont.	Ont.
MG	8871			22 Bn.	VIMY	–	Carberry, Man.	Man.
MG	8993			46 Bn.	PIMPLE Operation, BOIS DE GIVENCHY N.W. of VIMY.	–	Minnedosa, Man.	Man.
MG	9119			22 Bn.	VIMY	–	Virden, Man.	Man.
MG	9217			31 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	9426			22 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	9435			24 Bn.	VIMY	–	Galt, Ont.	Ont.
MG	9435			24 Bn.	VIMY	–	Vernon, B.C.	B.C.
MG	9471			42 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	9567			7 Bn.	VIMY	–	St. Peter’s, N.S.	N.S.
MG	9575			3 Bn.	VIMY	–	Webbwood, Ont.	Ont.
MG	9669			87 Bn.	VIMY	–	Norwood, Ont.	Ont.
MG	10063			4 C.M.R.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	10094				VIMY RIDGE S.28.d S.W. LA FOLIE FARM	–	–	–
MG	10178			102 Bn.	VIMY RIDGE	(Maxim Nordenfelt)	–	–
MG	10201			2 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	10266				VIMY	–	–	–
MG	10269			5 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–
MG	10271			7 Bn.	VIMY	–	Muncey, Ont.	Ont.
MG	10275				VIMY	–	–	–
MG	10277			18 Bn.	VIMY	Painting on this gun altered from 19th Bn. to 18th Bn.	–	–
MG	10294			14 Bn.	Vimy	–	–	–
MG	10356			47 Bn.	VIMY RIDGE	–	–	–
MG	10357			102 Bn.	VIMY RIDGE	(Maxim Nordenfelt)	–	–
MG	10363			47 Bn.	VIMY RIDGE	–	–	–
MG	10888			2 Bn.	VIMY	–	G.M. Drew, Sharbot Lake, Ont.	Ont.
MG	11008			2 Bn.	VIMY	–	–	–

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