rd ▁B de , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Lond ons ▁( 1 7 5 th ▁B de ) ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁En tr en ch ing ▁B n ▁were ▁attached . ▁ ▁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 . ▁The ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁re pl en ished ▁with ▁draft s , ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁B n ▁receiving ▁three ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁dis band ed ▁ 1 2 th ▁B n ▁M idd les ex ▁Regiment ▁from ▁ 1 8 th ▁En tr en ch ing ▁B n , ▁and ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ▁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 ), ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁draft s ▁were ▁very ▁young ▁rec ruits ▁sent ▁out ▁from ▁England . ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁working ▁on ▁def ences , ▁sometimes ▁under ▁fire , ▁the ▁brig ade ▁went ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁on ▁ 1 7 – 1 8 ▁April . ▁ ▁The ▁batter ed ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁B de ▁was ▁not ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁in