Battalions of the Regular Army

1st Battalion
August 1914 : in Aldershot. Part of 1st (Guards) Brigade, 1st Division.
25 August 1915 : transferred to 2nd Guards Brigade, Guards Division.

2nd Battalion
August 1914 : at Tower of London.
September 1914 : attached to 20th Brigade, 7th Division.
9 August 1915 : transferred to 3rd Guards Brigade, Guards Division.

3rd (Reserve) Battalion
Formed at Chelsea Barracks during August 1914.