ans art , ▁south ▁of ▁Ar ras . ▁This ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁quiet ▁sector , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁were ▁introduced ▁to ▁tren ch ▁war fare ▁by ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 9 th ▁( West ▁R iding ) ▁Division . ▁From ▁February ▁to ▁April ▁the ▁ 5 8 th ▁Division ▁followed ▁up ▁the ▁German ▁retre at ▁to ▁the ▁H inden burg ▁Line ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁put ▁to ▁work ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁roads ▁and ▁rail ways ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁retre ating ▁troops . ▁ ▁Bul le court ▁Under ▁heavy ▁shell fire ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 1 3 / 1 4 ▁May , ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁B de ▁rel ieved ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Australian ▁Brigade , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁attack ing ▁at ▁the ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bul le court . ▁Captain ▁G . E . A . ▁Le ake ▁of ▁C ▁Company ▁was ▁recommended ▁for ▁a ▁V C ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁immediate ▁D SO ▁for ▁single - hand edly ▁e ject ing ▁a ▁German ▁machine ▁gun ▁team ▁attempting ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁a ▁position ▁to ▁en fil ade ▁his ▁men . ▁A ▁serious ▁counter - att ack ▁against ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ' s ▁position ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁was ▁completely ▁broken ▁up ▁by ▁shell ▁and ▁small ▁arms ▁fire . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁after ▁two ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁line , ▁under ▁bomb ard ment ▁for ▁ 1 9 ▁hours , ▁and ▁having ▁suffered ▁ 2 5 0 ▁cas