Over the next few days, 177th Brigade and the remaining divisional artillery remained in action under the command of 40th Division,[REF] fighting rearguard actions during the British Army's 'Great Retreat' [REF].
In May 1918 the shattered 59th Division was temporarily disbanded at Saint-Omer and its battalions and trench mortar batteries reduced to training cadres, the surplus men being drafted to other units [REF].