Each division also had a hundred and eight 18-pounders and  howitzers for bombardment and benefited from supply routes which had been far less heavily shelled than those further south. In the XVIII Corps area, a brigade each from the 48th (South Midland) Division and 11th (Northern) Division with eight tanks each, was to attack from the north end of St Julien to the White House east of Langemarck.
Each division had one hundred and eight 18-pounders and howitzers for bombardment and enjoyed supply routes that were less frequently hit than those in southern areas. In the XVIII Corps region, a brigade from each of the 48th (South Midland) Division and 11th (Northern) Division, with eight tanks each, was to attack from the northern end of St Julien towards the White House east of Langemarck.