▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁Reg ular s ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War . ▁The ▁War ▁Office ▁decided ▁that ▁one ▁company ▁ 1 1 6 ▁strong ▁could ▁be ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁the ▁volunte er ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁any ▁inf antry ▁regiment ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁regular ▁batt alion ▁serving ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁The ▁two ▁VB s ▁accordingly ▁raised ▁a ▁service ▁company ▁under ▁Major ▁Mort imer ▁of ▁Dr iff ield ▁to ▁serve ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion . ▁This ▁earned ▁the ▁VB s ▁the ▁Battle ▁Hon our ▁' S outh ▁Africa ▁ 1 9 0 0 – 0 1 '. ▁ ▁Territ orial ▁Force ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁sub sum ed ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁Territ orial ▁Force ▁( TF ) ▁under ▁the ▁H ald ane ▁Re forms ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁VB ▁including ▁the ▁cycl ist ▁company ▁formed ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁( Cy cl ist ) ▁Battalion , ▁East ▁York shire ▁Regiment , ▁although ▁the ▁new ▁unit ' s ▁H Q ▁and ▁half ▁the ▁companies ▁were ▁based ▁in ▁H ull : ▁ ▁H Q ▁at ▁Park ▁Street , ▁H ull ▁( former ly ▁the ▁Art illery ▁Bar ra cks ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁East ▁R iding ▁Art illery ▁Vol unte ers ) ▁ ▁A , ▁B , ▁C , ▁and ▁D ▁Comp an ies ▁at ▁H ull ▁ ▁E ▁Company ▁at ▁Sh ire ▁Hall , ▁Market ▁Place , ▁How den ▁ ▁F ▁Company ▁at ▁Grey