1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁London ▁Brigade ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁complete ▁T F ▁formation ▁to ▁go ▁over se as ▁on ▁service , ▁rel ieving ▁the ▁Reg ular ▁Army ▁g arrison ▁of ▁Mal ta . ▁Each ▁batt alion ▁left ▁behind ▁a ▁cadre ▁of ▁officers ▁and ▁men ▁( main ly ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁un fit ▁or ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁over se as ▁service ) ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁raising ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁Line ▁batt alion ▁from ▁the ▁mass ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁who ▁were ▁coming ▁forward . ▁These ▁units ▁were ▁distinguished ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁line ▁by ▁a ▁' 2 /' ▁prefix , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 st ▁London ▁Brigade ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 st ▁London ▁Division , ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 st , ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁etc ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Regiment . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Line ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁reserve ▁for ▁the ▁T F ▁over se as , ▁but ▁its ▁units ▁were ▁soon ▁being ▁prepared ▁for ▁over se as ▁service ▁themselves , ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 rd ▁Line ▁was ▁organ ised ▁to ▁train ▁draft s ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁two . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 st ▁London ▁Brigade ▁sa iled ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁ 1 / 1 st ▁Brigade ▁in ▁Mal ta , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 st ▁London