 On 1 October the 37th Brigade was deployed on the front line at the Battle of Loos.After days of heavy shelling the Germans launched their attack on the British lines on 8 October.The 37th held their sector of trench and managed to counter-attack which succeeded in gaining some German-held ground until a withdrawal was forced through a shortage of grenades

On 13 October at 2 p.m. the British launched their own attack.