Kammala wannan jumlar: A cikin 1914 Rukunin 7 (Meerut) wani ɓangare ne na Sojojin Fitowa na Indiya A da aka aiko don ƙarfafa Sojojin Fitowa na Burtaniya (BEF) da ke yaƙi a Faransa. Babban bangare ya zama rukunin sojoji a matsayin wani ɓangare na Corps na Indiya, yayin da aka ware Brigade na Meerut don zama wani ɓangare na 2nd Indian Cavalry Division a cikin Indian Cavalry Corps. Duk da yake a Faransa an san sashin ne a matsayin Sashin Meerut, kuma ana kiran brigades din ta sunayensu, don kauce wa rikicewa da Sashin Burtaniya na 7. An jinkirta aikawa daga Indiya ta hanyar ayyukan masu fashin Jamus "Emden" da "Konigsberg" da ke aiki a cikin Tekun Indiya, da kuma jinkirin jigilar jiragen ruwa. Rukunin ya sauka a Marseilles 12-14 Oktoba 1914, amma akwai ƙarin jinkiri yayin da aka sake ba da sojojin da bindigogi na zamani, kuma za a iya inganta jirgin jigilar kayayyaki, ta amfani da motocin 'yan kasuwa da aka samo a gida. Ƙungiyar ta ƙarshe ta shiga cikin aikin a Battles of
La Bassee, 1st Messines da Armentieres a cikin Oktoba-Nuwamba 1914.