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27 Battery, Royal Field Artillery



   XXXII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, made up of 27, 134 and 135 Batteries and their Ammunition Column, served as Divisional Artillery with 4th Division. The Division was held back from the original British Expeditionary Force by a last minute decision to defend England against a possible German landing. The fate of the BEF in France and the lack of any move by the Enemy to cross the channel, reversed this decision and they proceeded to France in late August. They were in action at the The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne and at The Battle of Messines in 1914. In 1915 they fought in The Second Battle of Ypres. D Battery, 32 Brigade RFA, formed by a section joining from each 86 (Howitzer) Battery and 128 (Howitzer) Battery ex 127 Brigade, had joined by June 1916. In 1916 moved south and were in action during the Battles of the Somme. On the 14th of January 1917, D Battery was dissolved and the two sections returned to their original Batteries, being replaced 86 (Howtizer) Battery arriving from 127 Brigade. In 1917 they were at Arras, in action during the The First and Third Battles of the Scarpe, before heading north for the Third Battle of Ypres, where they fought in The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Battle of Poelcapelle and The First Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918 they were in action on The Somme, then returned to Flanders fighting in the Defence of Hinges Ridge during The Battle of Hazebrouck and in The Battle of Bethune, The Advance in Flanders The Second Battles of Arras, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy.

18th Aug 1914 Concentration

19th Aug 1914 Concentration

22nd Aug 1914 Move

23rd Aug 1914 On the Move

24th Aug 1914 On the Move

25th Aug 1914 Guns Saved

26th Aug 1914 Shellfire

27th Aug 1914 Enemy Advance

27th August 1914 On the Move

28th Aug 1914 Enemy Advance

28th Aug 1914 On the March

29th Aug 1914 In Action

29th Aug 1914 On the March

30th Aug 1914 Rear Guard

30th of August 1914 A Hot March

30th Aug 1914 On the March

31st Aug 1914 Rear Guard

31st August 1914 Continued withdrawals

31st Aug 1914 On the March

1st Sep 1914 Rear Guard

1st Sep 1914 On the March

1st Sep 1914 On the March

2nd Sep 1914 Rear Guard

2nd Sep 1914 On the March

3rd Sep 1914 Rear Guard

3rd of September 1914 Across the Marne

3rd Sep 1914 On the March

4th Sep 1914 Rear Guard

4th Sep 1914 At Rest

5th Sep 1914 Rear Guard

6th Sep 1914 Advance Guard

6th Sep 1914 On the March

7th Sep 1914 Advance Guard

8th Sep 1914 Advance Guard

9th September 1914 Battle of Marne

9th Sep 1914 Bridging

10th of September 1914 Marching

17th September 1914 

30th Oct 1914 Under Shellfire

5th December 1914 Quiet

9th December 1914 Uniforms

19th Dec 1914 British attack

19th Dec 1914 Attack Made

1st July 1916 Bombardment  location map

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Those known to have served with

27 Battery, Royal Field Artillery

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Bibbins MM.. Henry. Dvr.
  • Farley John Cornelius Albert. Drv. (d.9th Nov 1914)
  • Grant MM.. George. Sgt.

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Drv. John Cornelius Albert Farley 32nd Brigade, 27th Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.9th Nov 1914)

I don't know much about John Farley, only that he has no known grave and is listed on the Menin Gate. He joined the 27th Battery RFA on 13th of October 1914. He left a young wife and unborn son.

Sheila Merritt




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Dvr. Henry Bibbins MM. 27th Battery Royal Field Artillery

My grandfather Henry Bibbins served as a Driver with 27th Battery RFA and was shipped to France in 1915 as I think his regiment was held back in case of a German invasion. He served in many campaigns according to the records including The Somme and Paschendale. He was awarded the Military Medal at Cambrai. I have the page of the war diary for that period. Being a very modest man he would never mention the war and would not be involved in any discussions. I have a letter asking if he would like an official presentation of the MM but preferred it to be delivered by registered post. Now here is the irony of the story. When he received the medal he placed the citation in the fire and refused to discuss it. I think he wondered why he had been awarded the medal as he had seen so much bravery and why some of his compatriots had been overlooked. Sad to say his Royal Artillery records were destroyed in WW2 bombing raid. Any more info would be appreciated.

Reg Bibbins




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Sgt. George Grant MM. 27th Battery 32nd Brigade

George Grant was my great uncle. He was born on 6th October 1896 at Sheppey, Kent, the fourth child and third son of Lewis and Fanny Grant. By the age of fourteen George had joined the Royal Field Artillery, 43rd Brigade, and was recorded at Woolwich Barracks in the 1911 census. He was a trumpeter. By the time the First War started he was in 32nd Brigade, 27th Battery, and also spent two years with the Brigade's Ammunition Column between 1915 and 1917. He received the Military Medal for bravery in the field, and the General Service Medal with Iraq clasp.

After the war George married Minnie and had two sons, one of whom described him as "always the life and soul of the party". He died in Brighton.

Zena Grant






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