In April 1918 as the second great German offensive of the year rolled back over the old Somme battlefield, the 127th was pressed into service as infantry near Amiens.
Although initially trained as infantry, the battalion had not been employed as such but the men were apparently eager to show they could fight even if they were only armed with rifles.
Combing through the chaos of Amiens, a large number of 'surplus' Lewis guns were 'acquired' and the battalion entered the line with considerably more firepower than might have been expected.
At any rate, the German advance was being slowed up by exhausted troops and the usual logistical problems created in moving over First World War battlefields.
Photographs of the 127th's work and their maps from the Amiens Sector are held in the Queen's York Rangers Regimental Museum.