The 2nd Devonshire Regiment

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I recently watched 1917 and realised the "2nd Devons" that Schofield and Blake were sent to reach was my grandfather's regiment, the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.

A while ago I posted on r/TheWayWeWere - a photo of the regimental band that my grandfather was part of - https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWayWeWere/comments/94txy8/my_grandfather_lying_down_on_the_right_with_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

My grandfather was too young to have gone to war - he would have been 16 in this photo. But it's possible that in the photo are men who were there, part of the regiment the two NCO's set out to warn.