s ▁Force ▁and ▁the ▁F us il ier ▁Battalion ▁were ▁re organ ised , ▁so ▁that ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁formed ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁F us il ier ▁Battalion , ▁which ▁represented ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁B de . ▁ ▁Vill ers ▁Bre ton ne ux ▁ 5 8 th ▁Division ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁on ▁ 2 / 3 ▁April ▁and ▁was ▁moved ▁by ▁rail ▁to ▁cover ▁Vill ers - Bre ton ne ux ▁against ▁the ▁continu ing ▁German ▁advance . ▁Between ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁and ▁ 4 ▁April ▁the ▁batt alion ▁had ▁lost ▁ 3 8 ▁men ▁killed , ▁ 1 3 2 ▁wounded , ▁and ▁ 2 1 1 ▁missing . ▁The ▁two ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁F us il ier ▁B n ▁were ▁now ▁joined ▁by ▁two ▁companies ▁from ▁ 1 6 th ▁En tr en ch ing ▁B n ▁( most ly ▁from ▁the ▁dis band ed ▁ 6 th ▁King ' s ▁O wn ▁York shire ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁( Light ) ▁Division ), ▁and ▁a ▁draft ▁of ▁young ▁rec ruits ▁from ▁England ▁to ▁reconst itute ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n . ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁working ▁on ▁def ences , ▁the ▁batt alion ▁went ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁April . ▁ ▁The ▁batter ed ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁B de ▁was ▁not ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁in ▁the