. ▁Dun can - Te ape , ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁ ▁L t - Col ▁A . E . ▁M ait land , ▁MC ▁( Es sex ▁Regiment ), ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁March , ▁sick ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁ ▁L t - Col ▁H . ▁Campbell , ▁D SO ▁( 1 3 th ▁Lond ons ▁( K ens ing tons )) ▁from ▁ 1 2 ▁April , ▁wounded ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁ ▁L t - Col ▁A . F . ▁March ment , ▁D SO , ▁MC ▁( 1 st ▁Lond ons ), ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁the ▁Arm ist ice ▁▁ 2 / 4 th ▁Battalion ▁Within ▁two ▁weeks ▁of ▁formation , ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ▁had ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁men ▁and ▁it ▁moved ▁from ▁Ho xt on ▁to ▁New ▁Bar net ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁for ▁training . ▁Colonel ▁V ick ers ▁Dun fe e , ▁who ▁had ▁retired ▁from ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁VB ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁returned ▁as ▁CO ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion . ▁By ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁it ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁ 2 7 ▁officers ▁and ▁ 9 8 6 ▁other ▁ranks , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ 2 / 1 st