1 ▁a ▁further ▁round ▁of ▁am alg am ations ▁saw ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁ 2 6 5 ▁H AA ▁Regiment ▁reduced ▁to ▁Q ▁( Lond on ) ▁B atter y ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁ 2 6 5 ▁Regiment , ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Lond ons ' ▁line age ▁ended . ▁ ▁Trad itions ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁claimed ▁descent ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁or ▁Tower ▁Ham lets ▁Tra ined ▁B ands , ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁connection : ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁Tra ined ▁B ands ▁were ▁the ▁Royal ▁London ▁Milit ia ▁( 7 th ▁B n ▁Royal ▁F us ili ers ) ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁Vol unte ers . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁whenever ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁were ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁line , ▁the ▁drums ▁Beat ▁Ret re at ▁and ▁the ▁batt alion ▁mounted ▁a ▁Regiment al ▁Qu arter ▁Guard ▁daily . ▁The ▁ 3 / 4 th ▁( l ater ▁ 2 / 4 th ) ▁B n ▁acquired ▁a ▁Pi pe ▁band , ▁originally ▁formed ▁to ▁aid ▁rec ruit ment , ▁and ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁batt alion ▁when ▁the ▁Derby ▁scheme ▁ended ▁volunt ary ▁en list ment . ▁The ▁pip ers ▁wore ▁Royal ▁Stewart ▁tart an ▁and ▁Gl eng ar ry ▁caps . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁believed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁unique ▁for ▁an ▁English ▁unit ▁with ▁no ▁Scottish ▁or ▁Irish ▁affili ation ▁to ▁possess ▁such ▁a ▁band . ▁ ▁After ▁Pass ch end ae le , ▁the ▁other ▁ranks ▁of