▁Army ▁by ▁Lord ▁N un burn hol me . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁the ▁cycle ▁unit ▁was ▁designated ▁ 1 / 5 th ▁Battalion , ▁in ▁expectation ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁Line ▁unit , ▁but ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 / 5 th ▁Battalion ▁was ▁never ▁formed ▁– ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁batt alion ▁still ▁required ▁ 9 0 0 ▁rec ruits . ▁Those ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁en list ed ▁for ▁home ▁service ▁only ▁were ▁formed ▁into ▁ 2 nd ▁Pro vis ional ▁Cy cl ist ▁Company ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁The ▁latter ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁H umber ▁Def ences ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁after ▁the ▁Military ▁Service ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁swe pt ▁away ▁the ▁Home / Foreign ▁service ▁distinction . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 / 5 th ▁( Cy cl ist ) ▁Battalion ▁pat rolled ▁the ▁Lincoln shire ▁coast ▁through ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 4 – 1 5 , ▁day ▁and ▁night , ▁in ▁all ▁we athers . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁With ern se a ▁on ▁the ▁York shire ▁Coast , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁to ▁Ro os , ▁with ▁its ▁companies ▁distributed ▁between ▁Sp urn ▁Head ▁and ▁Br id ling ton . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁it ▁adopted ▁the ▁modern ▁four - company ▁organisation ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁eight ▁companies ,