Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 1917, P.14 Enfield Rifles malitere ịpụta, nke Hotchkiss Mk I egbe egbe sochiri. Ndị agha ahụ na-azụ ọzụzụ n'ịrụ ọrụ na, ma ọ bụrụ na akụrụngwa dị, iji egbe. N'ihe banyere mwakpo ndị Germany, a na-enye ndị battalion ọrụ dị ka usoro nchekwa nkwukọrịta na ịkpụzi ndị agha nke obodo ukwu; battalion 42 ga-agbachitere London. Ndị ọrụ afọ ofufo rụrụ ọtụtụ ọrụ ndị ọzọ gụnyere; ichekwa ebe ndị dị n'ihe ize ndụ, ijikwa ngwa agha, igwu ala iji gbochie mwakpo mwakpo, inye aka na owuwe ihe ubi, ọkụ ọkụ na njem maka ndị agha merụrụ ahụ. N'ebe ugwu Worcestershire, ụfọdụ ndị agha nyere aka n'ịgba egbe mgbochi ụgbọelu na-agba gburugburu Birmingham. Na 1918, mgbe e nwere oké ụkọ nke manpower n'ihi
Ndị ọrụ afọ ofufo ruru puku asaa rụrụ ọrụ ọnwa atọ iji chebe ụsọ oké osimiri n'Ebe Ọwụwa Anyanwụ England. Mgbe ụfọdụ ndị mmadụ na-akwa ndị agha ahụ emo; e nwere egwuregwu na "GR" dị na armband ha na-anọchi anya "George's Wrecks", "Grandpa's Regiment", "Genuine Relics", "Gorgeous Wrecks" ma ọ bụ "Government Rejects".