▁assist ed ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁operations ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁r idge . ▁By ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁the ▁regiment ▁moved ▁north - west ▁to ▁West ho ek ▁where ▁they ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁battle . ▁In ▁September ▁the ▁regiment ▁joined ▁the ▁I ▁An z ac ▁Corps ▁and ▁rel ieved ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁Division ▁where ▁they ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁batt les ▁and ▁actions . ▁By ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁again ▁moved ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁Bour lon ▁Wood ▁which ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁incon clus ive ▁battle ▁with ▁resulted ▁in ▁taking ▁an ▁important ▁railway ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁j unction s ▁for ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁the ▁H inden burg ▁Line . ▁The ▁regiment ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁station ed ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁during ▁the ▁subsequent ▁counter - att ack . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁the ▁regiment ▁saw ▁more ▁service , ▁first ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St . ▁Qu entin ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Spring ▁Off ensive ▁becoming ▁known ▁as ▁Operation ▁Michael , ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁largest ▁art illery ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁re - att ached ▁to ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Army ▁and ▁based ▁around ▁Marco ing . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁the ▁regiment ▁moved ▁west ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Roc qu igny ▁where ▁they ▁supported ▁the ▁British ▁army ' s ▁re arg u ard ▁following ▁their ▁withdraw al ▁during ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Operation ▁Michael .