 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Hondo Yenyika I payakatanga muna 1914, Cholokashvili akashevedzwa kuti azoshanda uye akanzi atungamirire boka revarwi vaifamba nemabhiza raiva kuAustria neHungary. Akakuvadzwa gare gare gore iroro, akaendeswa kuCaucasus Front. Munguva yeHondo yeSarikamish muna Zvita 1914, akatungamira boka revatasvi vemabhiza pasi paGeneral Vasily Gabashvili uye akazviratidza nekutora nekudzivirira nhare inokosha inozivikanwa se Zvipfuwo zveEagle kurwisa mauto eOttoman. Akakuvadzwa zvakakomba uye akapiwa Gold Sword nokuda kwoushingi muna 1916. Pashure pokurapwa paSt. Nino Hospital muTiflis, akanyoresa muGeorgian Cavalry Legion yakanga ichangotanga iyo yakaenda kuPersia sechikamu cheGeneral Baratovs 19151917 expedition. Nguva pfupi pashure pacho, akasimudzirwa kuva podpolkovnik mutevedzeri wamutungamiriri wehondo. 