Chris_Baker Posted 18 March , 2009 Share Posted 18 March , 2009 By sheer coincidence a couple of people have asked me this week if I could put overall casualty statistics on the Long, Long Trail. That is, the military/naval deaths of each nation, on both sides. What is the most reliable source of this information, if I wanted it by year or even broken down below that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aconnolly Posted 19 March , 2009 Share Posted 19 March , 2009 Chris I think despite all the issues of it being published in 1922, "Statistics of the Military effort....." remains the best estimate other than perhaps CWGC but data extraction is difficult on CWGC. Unsure of German/Austrian/Turkish data other than totals as per end of war, perhaps end of campaign. There are details in the stats vol. of the Medical histories. Regards Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aconnolly Posted 19 March , 2009 Share Posted 19 March , 2009 Chris Tried to PM you, but your mail box is apparently full. I've had a look at some of the differences between Statistics and the Medical Stats volumes - at first glance, global totals are similar, with the Medical volume appearing to have "moved" more of the Missing into the Dead totals. I guess this is not surprising as one vol relied on later data than the other (1922 vs. 1931). Medical Stats may be the more reliable, but Statistics Military Effort is more detailed - monthly returns for each Theatre Let me know if you want specifics. Regards Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John W Posted 19 March , 2009 Share Posted 19 March , 2009 I think it would have to be CWGC, having, whilst it may not have everything its probably the closest, you might have to ask Terry for some help with it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 19 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 19 March , 2009 Thank you. Now what about the rest of the nations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Gorst Posted 19 March , 2009 Share Posted 19 March , 2009 Chris Re other nations - can't think off the top off my head (llong day at work) and my library is at work, the internet archive here http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=gr...%201914-1918%22 might be worth a check for official contemporary texts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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