burn ▁Lane , ▁B ever ley ; ▁Dr ill ▁Hall , ▁South gate , ▁H ess le ; ▁South gate , ▁Market ▁We ight on ; ▁and ▁Bar m by ▁Road , ▁P ock ling ton ▁ ▁G ▁Company ▁at ▁Arm our y , ▁Qu ay ▁Road , ▁Br id ling ton ; ▁Dr ill ▁Hall , ▁Middle ▁Street ▁South , ▁Dr iff ield ; ▁Hun man by ; ▁and ▁File y ▁ ▁H ▁Company ▁at ▁Hed on ▁and ▁With ern se a ▁ ▁The ▁cycl ist ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁T F ' s ▁main ▁divis ional ▁structure ▁but ▁were ▁instead ▁given ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁using ▁their ▁mob ility ▁to ▁defend ▁vulner able ▁se ctors ▁of ▁the ▁coast line ▁and ▁maintain ▁communic ations ▁between ▁the ▁static ▁defence ▁units . ▁The ▁ 5 th ▁B n ▁East ▁York sh ires ▁ful filled ▁this ▁role ▁in ▁Northern ▁Command . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁declaration ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁batt alion ▁mobil ised ▁at ▁Park ▁Street ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁L t - Col ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁As ke , ▁a ▁local ▁lawyer ▁and ▁politician ▁who ▁was ▁first ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁VB ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁became ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁B n ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁It ▁moved ▁out ▁to ▁its ▁designated ▁war ▁station ▁at ▁L outh , ▁Lincoln shire ▁to