On 9 March 1918, 35th Division became part of GHQ Reserve, with 105th Bde in camps around Eykhoek and Crombeke. When the German Spring Offensive (Operation Michael) opened on 21 March, the division was ordered to move south. 105th Brigade entrained at Roesbrugge on 23 March, beginning to arrive at Méricourt-l'Abbé, south west of Amiens, that evening. After they detrained, the battalions marched through the night to relieve the hard-pressed 21st Division. 4th North Staffs was one of the last to arrive, not detraining until 12.00 on 24 March. That evening it sent two companies forward to reinforce 15th Sherwood Foresters, who had already made a counter-attack at Maurepas and then resisted several heavy German attacks.