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.
