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121 Battery, Royal Field Artillery
XXVII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery made up of 119, 120 and 121 Batteries served with 5th Division. 27th Brigade RFA proceeded to France in August 1914, and fought on the Western Front throughout the war, taking part in most of the major actions. In 1914 they were involved in The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, the First Battle of Ypres and the Winter Operations of 1914-15. In 1915 they were in action during The 2nd Battle of Ypres. On the 21st of May 1916, two sections of 37 (Howitzer) Battery joined from 8th (Howitzer) Brigade. In 1916 they were in action in the Battles of the Somme. On 21st of January 1917, 37 (Howitzer) Battery was brought up to full strength with a section joining from C (Howitzer) Battery, 15 Brigade RFA. In 1917 they saw action on Vimy Ridge at Oppy Wood and in the Third Battle of Ypres. In 1918 they fought in the Defence of Nieppe Forest, they were withdrawn for rest in August but after two weeks were back in action in the Second Battles of The Somme, The Battle of the Selle.
13th of September 1914 A Showery March
13th of March 1915 Booby Trap 
14th of March 1915 Artillery Quiet
15th of March 1915 Active Artillery
16th of March 1915 No Hostile Patrols
15th of April 1915 Enemy Very Quiet
17th of April 1915 Mines Exploded
16th May 1915 Snipers Active
18th of May 1915 Revenge Shelling
19th of May 1915 Quiet Night
20th of May 1915 Gun Destroys Sap
21st of May 1915 Mining
22nd of May 1915 All Quiet
23rd of May 1915 Quiet Day
24th of May 1915 Much Shelling at Night
27th of May 1915 Earth Tremors Felt
28th of May 1915 Quiet
29th of May 1915 A Rumbling Explosion
22nd of July 1915 Superior Sniping
10th of August 1915 Relief of French
11th of August 1915 Patrol
12th of August 1915 Quiet Time
14th of August 1915 No Sausages
15th of August 1915 3 Salvos Fired
16th of August 1915 Enemy Active
19th of August 1915 Hostile Patrol
20th of August 1915 Quiet Night
21st of August 1915 Snipers Active
22nd of August 1915 Hostile Balloons
23rd of August 1915 Normal Situation
24th of August 1915 Relief Completed
25th of August 1915 Hostile Marsh Patrol
26th of August 1915 Reliefs
27th of August 1915 Trenches Mortared
28th of August 1915 Special Service Pathans
30th of August 1915 Patrols
31st of August 1915 Germans in Khaki
1st of September 1915 Enemy Periscopes Hit
3rd of September 1915 Mining Actions
4th of September 1915 Mine Exploded
5th of September 1915 Damaged Aeroplane
6th of September 1915 Retaliatory Firing
7th of September 1915 No Incidents
8th of September 1915 Observation Station Hit
9th of September 1915 Quiet Time
10th of September 1915 Enemy Hit Dummy Battery
11th of September 1915 Changes of Command
12th of September 1915 67th Brigade Under Instruction
13th of September 1915 German Mine Exploded
14th of September 1915 Both Sides Retaliate
15th of September 1915 36th Division Instructed
16th of September 1915 Reliefs
17th of September 1915 German Post Hit
18th of September 1915 Heavy Gunfire Heard
19th of September 1915 A Quiet Night
20th of September 1915 Catapults Effective
21st of September 1915 Catapults Active
22nd of September 1915 Bridges Guarded
23rd of September 1915 Hostile Patrol Seen
25th of September 1915 1st Army Success Cheered
26th of September 1915 A Marsh Patrol
27th of September 1915 Deserter Comes In
2nd of October 1915 `Shows' and Football
4th of October 1915 New Biplane Spotted
9th of October 1915 Quiet Time
10th of October 1915 30 Whizzbangs
11th of October 1915 Promiscuous Whizzbangs
12th of October 1915 77th Brigade Arrives
13th of October 1915 Reliefs
14th of October 1915 Germans Explode Mine
17th of October 1915 Reliefs
18th of October 1915 Noisy Germans
19th of October 1915 Transport Heard
20th of October 1915 Gun Distribution
24th of October 1915 Reliefs
27th of October 1915 German Work Destroyed
28th of October 1915 Situation Normal
31st of October 1915 Unusual Activity
1st of November 1915 East Surreys Shoot German
4th of November 1915 Bugle Calls
5th of November 1915 MG Fire Causes Confusion
6th of November 1915 Heavies in Action
7th of November 1915 Gun is Bulged
8th of November 1915 A Newspaper Delivery
9th of November 1915 Orders
11th of November 1915 Persistent Shelling
12th of November 1915 A Quiet Day
13th of November 1915 Sausages Fired
16th of November 1915 A Spy Killed
19th of November 1915 Another Flag Removed
21st of November 1915 Patrol
22nd of November 1915 Three Enemy Killed
23rd of November 1915 Heavy Traffic Heard
24th of November 1915 Artillery Active
25th of November 1915 Enemy Building Redoubts
26th of November 1915 Air Raid
27th of November 1915 Heavies Retaliate
28th of November 1915 Working Party Dispersed
29th of November 1915 Enemy Transport Shelled
2nd of January 1916 Direct Hits
13th of January 1916 5th Division in Reserve
2nd of March 1916 New Position
24th of March 1916 Camouflet Exploded
2nd of April 1916 Combined Shoot
10th of April 1916 Hostile TMs Active
31st of August 1916 Warning Order Issued
16th of October 1916 Artillery Relief Complete
23rd of May 1917 Enemy Withdrawal?
18th of November 1917 121st Battery Moves
25th of November 1917 Pioneers Return
26th of November 1917 HQ Closes and Re-opens
27th of November 1917 Entraining for Italy
17th of April 1918 A Relief and a Barrage
28th of July 1918 Quiet
21st of August 1918 Division Advances
22nd of September 1918 Field Guns Active
23rd of October 1918 Heavy Bombardment
11th of November 1918 Armistice and a Report
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249091 David Thomas Thomas 121st Battery Royal Field Artillery Have a group photograph with "Some of the Knuts 121 Royal Field Artillery".
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