ed ▁on ▁H MT ▁Av on ▁for ▁Marse illes ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁Ne uve ▁Chap elle ▁After ▁re - equ ipping ▁with ▁char ger - loading ▁Long ▁Lee - En field ▁rif les ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁pattern ▁we bb ing ▁equipment , ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁joined ▁G H Q ▁Reserve ▁at ▁Saint - O mer ▁for ▁further ▁training ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁joined ▁the ▁F ero ze p ore ▁Brigade ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁( L ah ore ) ▁Division ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ne uve ▁Chap elle ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁the ▁F ero ze p ore ▁Brigade ▁was ▁in ▁Army ▁Reserve , ▁but ▁it ▁moved ▁up ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March , ▁the ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁rel ieving ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Dog ras ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁( Me er ut ) ▁Division ▁after ▁an ▁exhaust ing ▁approach ▁march : ▁' This ▁position ▁was ▁perhaps ▁not ▁an ▁ideal ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁first ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁raw ▁batt alion ▁to ▁tren ch ▁war fare '. ▁The ▁planned ▁attack ▁did ▁not ▁material ise , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁returned ▁to ▁b illet s , ▁having ▁suffered ▁ 1 4 ▁wounded . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁then ▁entered ▁the ▁round ▁of ▁sp ells ▁of ▁tren ch ▁duty ▁altern ating ▁with ▁periods ▁in ▁reserve . ▁▁ 2 nd