<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: Ngemva kokubuyela eGibhithe, i-AIF yahlela kabusha njengoba yakhuliswa isuka emabuthweni amabili amasosha yaya kwayisihlanu ngaphambi kokuba idluliselwe eYurophu. Njengoba ibutho lalakhiwa kabusha, kwaqhutshwa ukuqeqeshwa okwengeziwe ngaphambi kokuba lithunyelwe eFrance, lafika lapho ngasekupheleni kukaMashi 1916. Eminyakeni emibili nengxenye eyalandela bahlanganyela ezimpini eziningi eziyinhloko ezazilwiwa ama - Australia eNtshonalanga. Isenzo sabo sokuqala esikhulu safika ePozières maphakathi no-1916 njengengxenye yeMpi ebanzi yaseSomme, eyenziwa kabili ngoJulayi nango-Agasti. Ngasekupheleni kuka-Agasti, i-18th yasuswa eBelgium ukuze ilulame, ngaphambi kokubuyela eSomme ngo-Okthoba. Phakathi nonyaka wonke ka-1916, ibutho lalibambe imisebenzi yokuzivikela ngaphambili, yize lingazange lihlanganyele kunoma yikuphi ukuhlaselwa okukhulu. Ngonyaka olandelayo, amaJalimane afushanisa imigqa yawo futhi abuyela emuva eHindenburg Line, ngemuva kwalokho i-18th Battalion yathatha ingxenye ekulweni okuzungeze iWarlencourt ngoFebhuwari 1917 njengoba ama-Allies ayefuna ukulandela ukuhoxa kwamaJalimane. Kwabe sekulandela ukuqhubekela phambili okuncane ngaphambi kokuba bahlangane nezikhundla eziphambili zeHindenburg Line. NgoMeyi, i18th Battalion yazinikela eMpini Yesibili yaseBullecourt ngaphambi kokuthuthela eBelgium lapho babona khona okunye ukulwa okuzungeze i-Ypres Salient e  <response>: UMenin Road ngo-September noPoelcappelle ngo-October ngaphambi kokuba bahlale phansi ebusika. 