Buuxi weedhan soo socota: 1917, P.14 Enfield Rifles ayaa la bilaabay in la soo saaro, waxaana ku xigay Hotchkiss Mk I mashiinada. Ciidanka waxaa loo tababaray in ay tababaraan oo, haddii qalabka la heli karo, isticmaalka qoriga. Haddii ay dhacdo in Jarmalku soo duulo, guutooyinka waxaa loo xilsaaray doorar ay ka mid yihiin khadka difaaca isgaarsiinta iyo sameynta ciidanka magaalooyinka waaweyn; 42 guuto ayaa difaacday London. Dadka iskaa wax u qabso ayaa qabtay hawlo kale oo badan oo ay ka mid yihiin; ilaalinta meelaha nugul, maaraynta rasaasta, qodista khadadka difaaca ka hortagga duulaanka, ka caawinta goosashada, dabka iyo gaadiidka askarta dhaawacmay. Waqooyiga Worcestershire qeybo kamid ah ayaa gacan ka geystay in ay qaadaan qoryaha lidka diyaaradaha ee ku wareegsan Birmingham. 1918kii, xili ay jirto baahi loo qabo shaqaale, sababtoo ah
Dagaalkii guga ee Jarmalka, qiyaastii 7,000 oo mutadawiciin ah ayaa qaatay saddex bilood oo ah waajibaadka difaaca xeebaha ee Bariga Anglia. Ciidanka ayaa mararka qaarkood dadweynuhu ku jees jeesayeen; waxaa jiray kaftan ah in "GR" ee ku yaal gacmaha ay u taagnaayeen "George's Wrecks", "Grandpa's Regiment", "Genuine Relics", "Gorgeous Wrecks" ama "Government Rejects".