It fought in the Battle of the Somme until November 1916, and then remained in the line on the Somme until March 1917. The division then fought in the Battle of Arras and remained in the line in Flanders and the Artois until September 1917, when it entered the Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918, it participated in the German spring offensive, fighting in the First Battle of the Somme (1918), also known as the Second Battle of the Somme (to distinguish it from the 1916 battle).
The division fought on the Somme front until November 1916 and then remained in that area until March 1917. After that, it participated in the Battle of Arras and continued fighting in Flanders and the Artois until September 1917 when it entered the Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918, it took part in the German spring offensive, specifically the First Battle of the Somme (1918), also known as the Second Battle of the Somme to distinguish it from the 1916 battle.