eld ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁Scottish ), ▁having ▁to ▁go ▁cross - country ▁because ▁O use ▁Al ley ▁was ▁cut ▁behind ▁them . ▁The ▁Red ▁Line ▁was ▁not ▁seriously ▁attacked : ▁despite ▁the ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁B n ' s ▁sacrifice ▁( 1 9 ▁killed , ▁ 4 5 ▁wounded , ▁ 1 7 1 ▁captured ▁and ▁missing ), ▁the ▁t actic ▁of ▁holding ▁an ▁out post ▁line ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁enemy ▁attacks ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁success . ▁ ▁Rel ieved ▁and ▁moving ▁to ▁a ▁rest ▁area , ▁the ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁B n ▁was ▁luck y ▁to ▁receive ▁two ▁draft s ▁of ▁fully ▁trained ▁rein for c ements ▁tot alling ▁ 4 2 0 ▁men , ▁but ▁they ▁came ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁UK , ▁dil uting ▁the ▁C ock ney ▁ ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion . ▁For ▁several ▁months ▁the ▁batt alion ▁did ▁its ▁share ▁of ▁line ▁holding ▁outside ▁Ar ras , ▁inter sp ers ed ▁with ▁occas ional ▁tren ch ▁ra ids ▁and ▁bomb ard ments . ▁ ▁The ▁H undred ▁Days ▁The ▁Al lied ▁counter - off ensive ▁( the ▁H undred ▁Days ▁Off ensive ) ▁began ▁in ▁summer ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁ 5 6 th ▁Division ▁joining ▁in ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Albert ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁August . ▁After ▁r ushed ▁prepar ations , ▁the ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁attacked ▁behind ▁an ▁inten se ▁bar rage ▁at ▁ 0 5 . 0 7 ▁towards ▁the ▁village