Catalogue description 2/5TH BATTALION

The Battalion was formed at Wimbledon in Sep 1914, comprised of men from the 1/5th Battalion who had not volunteered for service overseas. In Nov 1914, the Battalion moved to Windsor to train with the Second Line (67th) Home Counties Division. In May 1915, it moved to Tunbridge Wells. Around Apr 1915, members of the Battalion who had opted out of serving overseas were transferred to a provisional Battalion. In Aug 1915, further personnel were transferred when the 3/5th Battalion was created. Later in the year, the Battalion moved to Reigate, and then to Sevenoaks in Jun 1916, and finally to the Isle of Thanet. It continued to send drafts of men overseas until it was disbanded in 1917, and the remaining men sent as drafts to France.