▁York ' s ▁Head quarters ▁ ▁No ▁ 2 ▁( 4 th ▁London ) ▁Section ▁ ▁No ▁ 3 ▁( 5 th ▁London ) ▁Section ▁ ▁No ▁ 4 ▁( 6 th ▁London ) ▁Section ▁N os ▁ 2 – 4 ▁Se ctions ▁were ▁attached ▁to ▁and ▁largely ▁man ned ▁by ▁the ▁ 4 th – 6 th ▁inf antry ▁brig ades ▁of ▁the ▁division . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁( ter med ▁a ▁signal ▁company ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ) ▁served ▁with ▁ 4 7 th ▁( 1 / 2 nd ▁London ) ▁Division ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁sp un ▁off ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁Line ▁unit ▁for ▁ 6 0 th ▁( 2 / 2 nd ▁London ) ▁Division , ▁which ▁served ▁in ▁Sal on ika ▁and ▁Palest ine . ▁ ▁Cy cl ist ▁Battalion ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁B icy cle ▁inf antry ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁were ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁M idd les ex ▁( Cy cl ist ) ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps , ▁formed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁enthus i astic ▁cycl ists . ▁On ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁T F ▁it ▁became ▁ 2 5 th ▁( Count y ▁of ▁London ) ▁Cy cl ist ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Regiment . ▁It ▁served ▁in ▁coast ▁defence ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁but ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁it ▁sa iled ▁for ▁India , ▁leaving ▁its