Title: Lives lost WW1 WWI WW2 WWII - War Cemetery Adoption - WCA
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Content: Reminding ourselves of the facts and statistics of World War I and World War II can help us appreciate the sacrifice made by the people of the time, from all nations involved. World War I
The First World War (or the Great War), was a global war centered in Europe that began on July 28th, 1914 and lasted until November 11th, 1918. World War I was one of the most deadly conflicts in world history. Statistics vary, but the general consensus is that: § More than 65 million men from 30 countries were mobilized; § 9.7 million military personnel were killed and another 21.2 million wounded; § The number of civilians killed is estimated at 6.8 million; and
§ In total, the number of people killed in the war is approximately 16.5 million people (which was around 2% of the population of all the nations involved at the time). § From the British perspective, the Great War resulted in 908,371 soldiers killed and 2,281,864 wounded, taken prisoner or lost. In the Battle of the Somme alone, the British suffered 60,000 casualties in one day.