8 ▁the ▁division ▁rel ieved ▁ 7 th ▁Division ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁Mont ello ▁sector ▁on ▁the ▁Pia ve ▁Front , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁line ▁until ▁ 1 6 ▁March . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁it ▁moved ▁west ward ▁into ▁reserve ▁for ▁the ▁middle ▁sector ▁of ▁the ▁A si ago ▁Pl ate au ▁Front . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Army ▁made ▁what ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁its ▁last ▁attack , ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁participants ▁as ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁A si ago . ▁The ▁ 4 8 th ▁( SM ) ▁Division ▁had ▁been ▁particularly ▁hard - hit ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁flu ▁ep ide mic , ▁and ▁the ▁average ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁Gl ouc esters ' ▁four ▁companies ▁was ▁only ▁ 7 0 ▁men ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁ 2 5 0 . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁in ▁reserve , ▁and ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁line ▁by ▁l orry ▁it ▁took ▁no ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁counter - att ack ▁that ▁reg ained ▁ 4 8 th ▁( SM ) ▁Division ' s ▁positions . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁Gl ouc esters ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 3 / 2 4 ▁October ▁as ▁a ▁di version ▁from ▁the ▁Al lied ▁off ensive ▁to ▁be ▁launched ▁next ▁morning ▁( the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Vitt orio ▁Ven eto ). ▁The ▁batt alion