Complex sentence: She was paid off into reserve on 10 October 1912 before recommissioning during World War I. Initially serving as part of the Ninth Cruiser Squadron off West Africa before serving in East African waters.
Split into simpler sentences: She was paid off into reserve on 10 October 1912 before recommissioning during the First World War. She initially served as part of the Ninth Cruiser Squadron off West Africa before serving in East African waters.