A Machine Gun Company of the Machine Gun Corps was attached to each Infantry Brigade and their subsequent Division. An additional Company was attached as a divisional reserve.
| Brigade attached to: | Divisional Reserve |
| Division attached to: | 29th Division |
The 227th M.G. Coy. joined the Division on 20 July, 1917.
As a unit of the 29th Division, it may have taken part in the following battles and engagements.
| 1917 | |
| THE BATTLES OF YPRES | |
| 04 October | Battle of Broodseinde [XIV. Corps, Fifth Army]. |
| 09 October | Battle of Poelcappelle [XIV. Corps, Fifth Army]. |
| BATTLE OF CAMBRAI | |
| 20 and 21 November | The Tank Attack [III. Corps, Third Army]. |
| 30 November to 03 December | German Counter-Attacks [III. Corps, Third Army]. |
On 15 February 1918, it was amalgamated with the 86th, 87th and 88th Machine Gun Companies to form No. 29 Battalion, Machine Gun Corps.
MGC Database
Click HERE to search Graham Sacker’s MGC database for related records.
War Diaries
- WO 95/2294/2 – July 1917 to January 1918 (France and Flanders).
