Its even more sobering when you visit the Australian War Memorial and see the sheer numbers of names of the Australian fallen from WW1 taking up the entire left hand side walls.
Some sobering Australian Statistics - First World War 4/8/1914 -- 11/11/1918
416,809 enlisted AIF (includes AFC) -- 13.43 percent of the white male population and probably about half of the eligible men.
331,000 enlisted and served overseas
61,720 died (all causes)
155,000 wounded (all services)
4,044 taken POW, 397 died while captive
Australia:215,585casualties of 331,781troops sent = 64.98% casualties
New Zealand: 58,526 casualties from 98,950 troops sent = 59.01% casualties
Its even more sobering when you visit the Australian War Memorial and see the sheer numbers of names of the Australian fallen from WW1 taking up the entire left hand side walls.
Some sobering Australian Statistics - First World War 4/8/1914 -- 11/11/1918
416,809 enlisted AIF (includes AFC) -- 13.43 percent of the white male population and probably about half of the eligible men.
331,000 enlisted and served overseas
61,720 died (all causes)
155,000 wounded (all services)
4,044 taken POW, 397 died while captive
Australia:215,585casualties of 331,781troops sent = 64.98% casualties
New Zealand: 58,526 casualties from 98,950 troops sent = 59.01% casualties
Lest we forget.