 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pokukundikana kwokudenha kweBritain paNeuve Chapelleuye vaFrench muChampagne, vaGermany vakarwisa muHondo yechipiri yeYpres musi wa 22 April. Panguva iyi mabhatani enharaunda yechirongwa akanga achangobva kusvika muFrance ne50th Northumbrian Chikamu musi wa17-18 Kubvumbi. Pasina nguva ipi neipi yechibereko mabhirigadi eDivision akaiswa sezvakadikanwa muchikamu chekuchamhembe chechimiro chakatenderedza St Julian neGravenstafl Ridge. Kurwisa kweGermany kwakadzokororwa mukupera kwaApril naMay kwakamanikidza kudzokera kuYpres. Pakati pa 25 na 27 Kubvumbi, battalion yechisere yakaderedzwa kusvika pasimba rinoshanda rekambani imwe mushure mekunge yaiswa paBoetleers Farm ne8th battalion yeCanada uye inozivikanwa nekuponesa divi re85th Brigade. Mukupera kwaMay, 5th, 7th, 8th uye 9th battalions vaive chikamu chemauto akaderedza kurwisa kweGerman paBellewaarde Ridge muhondo yekupedzisira yeChipiri Ypres. Nokuda kwekurasikirwa kwayo, munaJune, battalion yechisere yakabatanidzwa ne6th battalion kuti iite 6th8th Composite battalion, iyo yakaparadzaniswa zvakare muzvikamu zvayo munaAugust mushure mekusimbiswa. 