▁villages ▁round ▁É pe hy . ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁were ▁detailed ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁two ▁leading ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁B de , ▁mo pping ▁up ▁behind ▁them ▁and ▁forming ▁a ▁link ▁between ▁the ▁two . ▁Consider able ▁opposition ▁was ▁met ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁Al pine ▁Corps , ▁and ▁the ▁attack ▁lost ▁coh es ion ▁in ▁the ▁ru ined ▁streets . ▁This ▁un success ful ▁prob ing ▁action ▁was ▁the ▁batt alion ' s ▁last . ▁Despite ▁the ▁success es ▁of ▁the ▁H undred ▁Days ▁campaign , ▁the ▁BE F ' s ▁man power ▁crisis ▁was ▁now ▁severe , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁the ▁rem nant ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁Lond ons , ▁which ▁fought ▁on ▁with ▁ 5 8 th ▁Division ▁until ▁the ▁Arm ist ice ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Command ing ▁officers ▁The ▁following ▁officers ▁commanded ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I : ▁ ▁Col ▁V ick ers ▁Dun fe e , ▁C BE , ▁V D , ▁from ▁formation ▁until ▁the ▁old ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁was ▁draft ed ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁B n ▁ ▁Act ing ▁L t - Col ▁V . H . ▁Se yd , ▁acting , ▁in ▁Egypt ▁ ▁L t - Col ▁W . R . H . ▁D