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127 Battery, Royal Field Artillery
XXIX Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, made up of 125th, 126th and 127th Batteries, 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 were in action in The Second Battle of Ypres. On the 21st of May 1916, 128th (Howitzer) Battery transferred to 29th Brigade RFA from 30th (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. In 1916 they were in action during the Battles of the Somme. 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
26th August 1914 In Action
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 September 1914 Battle of Marne
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 
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263872 A/Bmbr. Ernest Albert Edward Caunter 29th Brigade, 127th Battery Royal Field Artillery (d.23rd Jun 1916) Ernest Caunter was my great grandfather's uncle.
I discovered him while doing genealogy research.
Unfortunately I don’t know much about him, but I do know that his father served in the Navy for over 40 years, and he had an older brother who was in the Navy too.
I would love to learn more about Ernest, and I would especially love to discover a photo of him. If anyone knows anything at all about him or his unit, please contact me.
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