▁begin ▁pat rolling ▁the ▁coast line ▁from ▁T et ney ▁to ▁Sk eg ness . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁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 ▁these ▁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 , ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁filled ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁rec ruits ▁who ▁were ▁flo oding ▁in ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁T F ▁and ▁' K itch ener ' s ▁Army '. ▁ ▁At ▁first , ▁competition ▁was ▁keen ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Cy cl ist ▁Battalion , ▁which ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁rather ▁gl am orous , ▁with ▁distinct ive ▁kne e ▁b ree ches ▁and ▁black ▁bug le ▁buttons . ▁However , ▁the ▁batt alion ▁lost ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁units ▁being ▁formed ▁in ▁H ull , ▁particularly ▁the ▁' H ull ▁P als ', ▁a ▁full ▁brig ade ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁raised ▁for ▁K itch ener ' s