Called back from their summer training camp when war was declared, the men of Leiston’s H company left Leiston Station for Ipswich, and then on to further training camps. These men were Territorials – part time soldiers – part of the 4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment, under the Command of Lt Col Frank Garrett. They had joined for the role of home defence but nearly all volunteered in October to serve overseas. Without the support of the Territorial volunteers, the regular army would not have survived the first year of the war.