▁all ▁the ▁companies ▁except ▁F ▁Company , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁dr ill ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁St ▁George ' s ▁Br istol . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁M obil isation ▁On ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Mid land ▁Division ▁had ▁just ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁annual ▁training ▁when ▁orders ▁re called ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁home ▁dep ots ▁for ▁mobil isation . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁went ▁to ▁Sw ind on , ▁ ▁W ilt shire , ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁moving ▁to ▁M ald on , ▁Es sex , ▁where ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁concentr ating ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Central ▁Force . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war , ▁T F ▁units ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁volunte er ▁for ▁O verse as ▁Service . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁issued ▁instructions ▁to ▁separate ▁those ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁signed ▁up ▁for ▁Home ▁Service ▁only , ▁and ▁form ▁them ▁into ▁reserve ▁units . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁August , ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁reserve ▁or ▁ 2 nd ▁Line ▁unit ▁was ▁author ised ▁for ▁each ▁ 1 st ▁Line ▁unit ▁where ▁ 6 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁had ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁O verse as ▁Service . ▁The ▁titles ▁of ▁these ▁ 2 nd ▁Line ▁units ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁original , ▁but ▁distinguished ▁by ▁a ▁' 2 /' ▁prefix . ▁In ▁this ▁way ▁duplicate ▁batt al ions , ▁brig ades ▁and