Consequent on this was a redistribution of battalions to brigades--the 1st Leicestershire Regiment, from the 16th Infantry Brigade, and the 2nd Sherwood Foresters, from the 18th Infantry Brigade, being transferred to the 71st Infantry Brigade in exchange for the 8th Bedfordshire Regiment and the 11th Essex Regiment respectively.

These exchanges took place--the former on the 18th November 1915, the latter on the 28th October 1915.

On 1st April the 11th Leicestershire Regiment (Pioneers) joined from the United Kingdom.
On the 11th June the 5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment left the Division, and on 11th October the 2nd London Regiment; on the 26th November the 1st East Yorkshire Regiment was transferred to the 1st Division, and on the 28th November the Queen's Westminsters left to join the 56th Division, the 14th D.L.I.arriving the same day to take their place in the 18th Infantry Brigade.

On the 13th October the 2/2nd West Riding (later the 459th) Field Company joined.

Machine-gun companies took their place--the 18th M.G.C.in January, the 16th M.G.C.in February, and the 71st M.G.C.in March 1916.