<prompt> Andika mwendelezo wa aya hii - The 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment was a Regular Army unit and, after absorbing some 500 reservists, departed for France, landing at Le Havre on 21 August 1914, just 17 days since Britains entry into the war, as part of the British Expeditionary Force BEF. The 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment was a Regular Army unit and, after absorbing some 500 reservists, left for France, landing at Le Havre on 21 August 1914, just 17 days since Britains entry into the war, as part of the British Expeditionary Force BEF. Kikosi hicho kilijiunga na Kikosi cha 8 cha Kikosi cha 3 mwanzoni mwa Septemba 1914, na kisha kuhamishiwa Kikosi cha 14 cha Kikosi cha 5 baadaye mwezi huo. Kundi hili lilitumikia katika Ukanda wa Magharibi wakati wote wa vita, likiona hatua ya kwanza wakati wa vita vya La Bassée  <response>: mwezi Oktoba ambapo walisaidia katika kukamata Givenchy Ridge, ikifuatiwa na vita ya kwanza ya Ypres, ambapo kikosi, pamoja na wengi wa wengine wa Jeshi la kawaida la Uingereza, walipata hasara kubwa sana. Devons 1 walipoteza katika vita theluthi mbili ya maafisa wao na theluthi moja ya safu nyingine. Kundi hilo kisha walishiriki katika shughuli za majira ya baridi 1914-1915, wanaomiliki mitaro katika matope ya kina na theluji kabla, mwezi Aprili 1915, kuteseka 200 majeruhi kutokana na shambulio na mashambulizi ya Ujerumani baada ya kushikilia Hill 60 baada ya kukamatwa yake siku chache kabla. 