21. _Great German offensive commenced._ Fighting all day--heavy casualties--71st and 18th Infantry Brigades holding out in Reserve line till dark. 22. Fighting all day on Corps line. Remnants of Division relieved at night--to Achiet and Logeast Wood. 25. By train to Second Army. 30. King's visit to Steenvoorde. April 3-4. Into line in Ypres Salient on high ground between Menin and Zonnebeke Roads--came under XXII Corps. 13. 71st Infantry Brigade left to join 49th Division on Neuve Eglise front. 16. Line withdrawn to battle zone--enemy followed up in the afternoon and a good many casualties were inflicted on him-- one party of twenty-five annihilated. 18. Enemy raided post unsuccessfully and lost an officer killed--identification obtained by us. 25. Capture of Kemmel by enemy from the French. 26. 71st Infantry Brigade returned to Division. Night 26-27. Further withdrawal to west end of Zillebeke Lake-White Chateau. 29. Heavy attacks against Division on our right. May 8. Unsuccessful enemy attack on Ridgewood. 11-14. Side-slipped to south and came into II Corps. 19. 11th Essex raided Manor Farm successfully but no prisoners taken. May 22. 2nd D.L.I. (A and C Companies) raided pill-boxes Bedford front and took sixteen prisoners. 28-29. Attack by 11th Essex in conjunction with French 46th Division. June 5. 2nd York and Lancasters raided (3 officers and 68 other ranks) Lankhoff Farm unsuccessfully. 7-8. Division relieved--to Dirty Bucket Camp and Jan ter Biezen area. 71st T.M.B. co-operated in 46th French Division operation. 19. 18th T.M.B. lent to 7th French Division for a raid. 27-28. Relieved 46th French Division in Dickebusch front. July 6. Enemy's raid on Scottish Wood repulsed. 9. Patrol of 2nd Sherwood Foresters rushed a post near Ridgewood by day--captured a machine-gun and killed the garrison. 14. _Attack by 18th Infantry Brigade on Ridgewood._ 1st West Yorks and 2nd D.L.I. assisted by two companies 1st Middlesex of 33rd Division--enemy surprised--most successful-- captures, 7 officers, 341 other ranks, 23 machine-guns, 1 H.T.M., 2 L.T.Ms. Aug. 2. 1st The Buffs daylight raid on the Brasserie--successful-- three prisoners. 6. H.M. The King saw some of the troops at Winnezeele. 8. Minor operation by 18th Infantry Brigade in connection with 41st Division's operation--company West Yorks unsuccessful --company 2nd D.L.I. on right co-operating with 41st Division entirely successful. In August. Attachment of units of 27th American Division. 21-24. Relieved by 27th American Division--to Wizernes area. 31. Division marched to Arques. Sept. 1. Entrained for Fourth Army.