ann , ▁D SO *, ▁ ▁( B ed ford shire ▁Regiment ), ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 6 – J une ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁promoted ▁to ▁command ▁a ▁brig ade ▁ ▁L t - Col ▁A . ▁Gro ver , ▁D SO , ▁MC , ▁promoted ▁ 8 ▁June , ▁wounded ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁ ▁Maj ▁S ut cl iffe ▁( 2 / 2 nd ▁Lond ons ), ▁acting ▁ 8 – 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁ ▁Maj ▁T oll worth y , ▁acting ▁ 1 4 – 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁ ▁Maj ▁W . ▁McC . ▁C ros bie ▁( Ro yal ▁Mun ster ▁F us ili ers ), ▁from ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁dis band ment . ▁▁ 3 / 4 th ▁Battalion ▁The ▁ 3 / 4 th ▁Battalion ▁was ▁raised ▁at ▁Ho xt on ▁from ▁volunte ers ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁went ▁over se as , ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁its ▁training ▁area ▁at ▁Bar net . ▁Despite ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁equipment ▁and ▁training ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁send ▁draft s ▁to ▁replace ▁cas ual ties ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁B n ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁April ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Batt al ions ▁of ▁the ▁reg iments ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁ 1 st ▁London ▁Brigade ▁were ▁concentr ated