Re: Bob Blackett - and not only him


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Posted by John Nichols on May 06, 2003 at 22:56:17 from 165.91.199.202 user Mcneacail.

In Reply to: Re: Bob Blackett - and not only him posted by Laurence Monkhouse on May 06, 2003 at 21:17:40:

Military in WW1.

The British Army in WW1 was 5.7 million men. Based on the population stats (averaged) there were about 41 million people, of that about 6.5 to 7.5 million men would have been in the age range 15 to 35.

I could not find the British casulaty rates, but the Aussies who took part in the same campaigns had 300,000 men of which 210,000 were injured or gassed or died, and 60 thousand died. I think 10,000 died of disease.

The Aussies came from a population of 5 million using the same percentage from England the available male population was 850,000 in the range 15 to 35 in Australia. At that stage Australia was highly agranian.

The total deaths was twice the WW2 number and yet in WW2 we had a million men in service.

I can not remeber if their was conscription in WW1 in Australia, but if I am not wrong there was in England.

On the balance of probability any fit English man from 15 to 35 in the WW1 had about a 75+ % chance of serving in the Army.

That is why I think on the balance of probability RB served.

I had forgotten about the Death and Glories not being English Public School. I was mistaken sorry.

John Nichols





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