 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - The Northumbrian Division yakadzidziswa zvakaoma apo yaipa vanhu Tyne Defenses, uye yakarairwa kuti iende kuFrance kunobatana neBritish Expeditionary Force BEF kuWestern Front kutanga kwa1915. 15th DLI yakasvika paBoulogne musi wa18 Kubvumbi uye chikamu chakapedza kuunganidzwa kwayo munzvimbo yeSteenvoorde musi wa23 Kubvumbi. Yakapinda zvakananga muchiito zuva rakatevera muHondo yeSt Julien chikamu cheHondo yechipiri yeYpresChiGerman. York neDurham Brigade vakaenda nebhazi kuPoperinghe, uko vakabva vaenda kunodzika musasa paVlamertinghe. Vakadzingwa nenguva dza 1:00 a.m. musi wa24 April uye vakafamba kuti vatore migero iri pedyo neYser Canal, uko vakabva vapfurwa nemagandanga mangwanani-ngwanani. Nepo mamwe mabhatani akaita kurwisa-kurwisa mukutsigira Canadian Division, 15th DLI yakaenda kunotsigira matangi. Kurwisa kutsva kwakarairwa musi wa 25 Kubvumbi, ne15th DLI uye 15th Green Howards vachirwisa padivi pe10th Brigade. Bhatani racho rakasvika panzvimbo yarakapiwa na5: 00, asi rakawana mativi aromumhepo ndokudzokera kunzvimbo yaro yapakuvamba; rakanga risina kuudzwa nezvekuchinja kuenda kuZero awa. Apo 10th Bde yakaita kurwisa kwakashinga, 15th DLI yakaramba iri mumakomba mumugwagwa weSt Jean St Julien pasi pemoto, ichitumira mapurisa mberi, asi kunze kwekubatana neBrigade HQ. Mamwe mabhatani echikamu akabatanidzwa zvakanyanya, asi 15th DLI yakaramba iri panzvimbo kusvikira husiku hwaApril 2627, apo yakaenda kumutsara wepamberi kuti ibvise imwe yuniti. Ivo vamene vakazorodzwa usiku huviri gare gare. Ypres Salient yakanga yava nzvimbo ine ngozi, uye musi wa 2 na 3 May divi racho rakabatanidzwa mukubva kwese kune imwe nzvimbo inodzivirirwa. 