out of curiosity

[doedoe]

I have followed this site with great interest and have had help. also learnt a lot over the years from peoples questions and their answers can any one tell me roughly how many men and women went out to war and approx how many returned the names of the dead just go on and on , it is unbelievable Doreen

[Pete1052]

Check The Long, Long Trail. There's a link on the upper left corner of your screen.

[John_Hartley]

This link will give you broad casualty figures for the various nations:

http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/casualties.htm

I don't know the numbers who served for other countries but about 5 million served from Britain. About 88% of them came home.

John

[59165]

I don't know the numbers who served for other countries but about 5 million served from Britain. About 88% of them came home.John

Out of our family who served,0% came home.

All French 'citizens' now.

[Chris_Baker]

British stats: http://www.1914-1918.net/faq.htm

[baorbrat]

Be warned, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.

The true number of dead will never be known.

A walk around my local cemetries near Granton on Spey, (in Scotland) Would give you a few names of soldiers who died from wounds as late as 1937.

My Dad swears his Dad, my Grandad, died from the effects of Gas in 1944.

Peter

[truthergw]

Be warned, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.

The true number of dead will never be known.

...................

Peter

In fact, from that perspective we know exactly how many died, 100% . All a matter of time.