Desmond7 Posted 27 January , 2005 Share Posted 27 January , 2005 Doing a 'talk' .... Idea: illustrate 'average' casualties over course of war. From what I've read 4 out of every 7 of those serving on Western Front became 'casualties' of one kind or another. So I pick 7 punters to stand up .... how many do I say were killed .... wounded .... POW .... got through OK? Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 27 January , 2005 Share Posted 27 January , 2005 Des, here`s an table you may find of interest:- CASUALTY PROPORTIONS Chances of becoming a casualty depended to some extent on the fighting arm in which a soldier served: RATES per HUNDRED ARM/KILLED & DIED/WOUNDED/MISSING & PRISONERS/TOTAL Cavalry 0.25 0.72 0.11 1.08 Artillery 1.54 5.73 0.31 7.58 Engineers 0.52 1.87 0.18 2.57 Infantry 17.17 56.17 12.73 86.07 M.G.C. 0.43 1.63 0.40 2.46 Tank Corps 0.03 0.17 0.04 .24 TOTAL 19.94 66.29 13.77 100.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 27 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 27 January , 2005 Cheers for that - I'll go for a rough infantry show! Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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