st ▁London ▁Brigade ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁London ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁T F . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁M obil isation ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁London ▁Division ▁left ▁by ▁train ▁from ▁Water lo o ▁station ▁on ▁Sunday ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁for ▁its ▁annual ▁training ▁camp , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁W are ham , ▁Dor set . ▁No ▁sooner ▁had ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁reached ▁camp ▁than ▁it ▁received ▁orders ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁London ▁for ▁mobil isation . ▁This ▁process ▁had ▁been ▁carefully ▁planned , ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August , ▁the ▁batt alion ▁entra ining ▁again ▁shortly ▁after ▁mid night , ▁so ▁that ▁before ▁war ▁was ▁declared ▁on ▁ 4 ▁August ▁the ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁London ▁Brigade ▁were ▁already ▁at ▁their ▁war ▁stations , ▁guard ing ▁the ▁vital ▁London ▁and ▁South ▁Western ▁Railway ▁line ▁between ▁Water lo o ▁and ▁South am pton . ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁were ▁assigned ▁the ▁length ▁from ▁Water lo o ▁to ▁F arn borough , ▁Ham pshire , ▁and ▁the ▁branch ▁line ▁to ▁Al ton ▁and ▁B ordon ▁Camp . ▁The ▁Transport ▁Section ▁remained ▁at ▁Ho xt on ▁to ▁complete ▁mobil isation . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁August / 1 ▁September ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁London ▁B de ▁was ▁ordered ▁back ▁to ▁its ▁pe ac etime ▁headquarters ▁to ▁mobil ise ▁for ▁g arrison ▁duty ▁over se as . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September ▁the