band ed ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁at ▁Se aton ▁Del aval . ▁▁ 1 7 th ▁Battalion ▁The ▁remaining ▁Home ▁Service ▁men ▁were ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Line ▁batt al ions ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁formed ▁into ▁Pro vis ional ▁Batt al ions ▁for ▁home ▁defence . ▁The ▁men ▁of ▁ 4 th ▁Gl ouc esters ▁joined ▁with ▁those ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Gl ouc ester ▁and ▁Wor c ester ▁Brigade ▁( 6 th ▁Gl ouc esters ▁and ▁ 7 th ▁and ▁ 8 th ▁Wor c esters hire ▁Regiment ) ▁to ▁form ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Pro vis ional ▁Battalion ▁in ▁ 7 th ▁Pro vis ional ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁The ▁Military ▁Service ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁swe pt ▁away ▁the ▁Home / Foreign ▁service ▁distinction , ▁and ▁all ▁T F ▁soldiers ▁became ▁li able ▁for ▁over se as ▁service , ▁if ▁med ically ▁fit . ▁The ▁Pro vis ional ▁Batt al ions ▁thus ▁became ▁anom alous , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁became ▁number ed ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁their ▁parent ▁unit , ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁becoming ▁ 1 7 th ▁Battalion ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁Regiment . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁role ▁was ▁physical ▁condition ing ▁to ▁render ▁men ▁fit ▁for ▁draft ing ▁over se a , ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁Gl ouc esters ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁def ences ▁at ▁Cla ct on