T.O.Marden, C.M.G., on the 19th August, and Brig.-Gen.

Feetham, C.B., C.M.G., left the 71st Infantry Brigade to assume command of the 39th Division, in command of which he was killed in March 1918.
From the 31st July to the 5th August the 1st Leicestershire Regiment and 9th Norfolk Regiment were away from the Division, lent to the 57th Division to assist in a relief at the time of the gas shelling of Armentieres.
On the 24th to the 27th August the Division was relieving the Canadians on the Hill 70 front.

The month spent in that sector was one of hard work for all ranks consolidating the newly won position, but was without important incident.
On the 24th September the Division side-stepped into the Cite St.
Emile sector just north of Lens, and commenced preparations for an attack north of Lens, to be carried out in conjunction with the projected attack by the Canadian Corps on Sallaumines Hill.

This project was, however, abandoned, and on the 23rd October the Division was withdrawn into rest in the St.Hilaire area, west of Lillers.
Six days later it commenced its march south to the Riencourt area, to join the Third Army for the Battle of Cambrai.
The 11th Leicesters (Pioneers) had gone north to the II Corps, to work on light railway construction near Dickebusch on 2nd July 1917.

Their absence was much felt by the Division, and in view of the approaching operations they were welcomed back on 6th November, when they brought with them a letter from G.O.C., II Corps (Lt.-Gen.