 The record of the unit's service was set out by L. R. C. Southern (Lieutenant), an officer of the regiment, in "The Bedfordshire Yeomanry in the Great War" (Rush & Warwick, Bedford, 1935).The 2nd Line regiment was formed in September 1914.From October 1915 to February 1916, it was assigned to the 61st (2nd South Midland) Division in the Chelmsford area.