FACTS AND FIGURES.
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FORCES ENGAGED.
Official figures show the strength of the Allied Armies on Nov. 11th, 1918, the date of the armistice with Germany, as follow:
British 5,680,247
French 5,075,000
Italian 3,420,000
American 3,707,132
The estimated forces of the enemy on the same date were:—
German 4,500,000
Austria-Hungarian 2,230,000
Bulgarian 500,000
Turkish (under) 400,000
CASUALTIES.
Number of men killed or who died of wounds received in the war, is estimated by General March, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, as 7,354,000. He estimates the respective losses thus:—
Russia 1,700,000
Germany 1,600,000
France 1,305,000
Austria 800,000
Great Britain 706,000
Italy 460,000
Turkey 250,000
Belgium 102,000
Bulgaria 100,000
Serbia and Montenegro 100,000
United States 50,000
The total British casualties, killed, wounded or missing, for Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force are 2,917,718.
LOSSES AT SEA.
ALLIES.
Great Britain—Battleships, 13; Battle Cruisers, 3; Cruisers, 25; Monitors, 6; Destroyers, 64; Torpedo Boats, 10; Submarines, 50; Small Craft, 271. Total, 550,000 tons.
France—Battleships, 4; Cruisers, 5; Destroyers, 14; Torpedo Boats, 8; Submarines, 14; Small Craft, 9. Total 110,000 tons.
Italy—Battleships, 3; Cruisers, 2; Monitors, 1; Destroyers, 10; Torpedo Boats, 5; Submarines, 8. Total 76,000 tons.
Japan—Battleships, 1; Cruisers, 4; Destroyers, 3; Torpedo Boat, 1. Total, 50,000 tons.
United States—Cruiser, 1; Destroyers, 2; Submarine, 1. Total, 17,000 tons.
Total for all the Allies—803,000 tons.
ENEMY.
Germany—Battleship, 1; Battle Cruiser, 1; Cruisers, 24; Destroyers, 72; Torpedo Boats, 51; Submarines, 205. Total, 350,000 tons.
Austria-Hungary—Battleships, 3; Cruisers, 2; Monitors, 3; Destroyers, 5; Torpedo Boats, 4; Submarines, 8. Total, 65,000 tons. Total for the Central Powers—415,000 tons.
WAR HONOURS.
The list of war honours conferred for services in the field is a lengthy one. It comprises:—
BRITISH FORCES.
Victoria Cross 563
Victoria Cross Bars 2
Distinguished Service Ord. 8,435
Distinguished Bars (1st) 609
Distinguished (2nd) 52
Distinguished (3rd) 3
Military Cross 35,802
Military Cross Bars (1st) 2,401
Military Cross (2nd) 133
Military Cross (3rd) 14
Royal Red Cross (1st Class) 350
Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) 1,048
Royal Red Cross (Bars) 17
Distinguished Conduct Medal 22,800
Distinguished Conduct Medal Bars (1st) 392
Distinguished Conduct Medal (2nd) 6
Military Medal 91,721
Military Medal Bars (1st) 3,773
Military Medal (2nd) 98
FOREIGN DECORATIONS.
Orders and Decorations have been conferred on the British Armies by Allied Powers as follows:—Officers, 5,931. Other Ranks, 9,398.
COST OF WAR.
It is estimated that the total cost of the war to all the belligerents up to May 1st, 1919, was £35,000,000,000.
The public debt of the principal Allied countries is estimated at £21,000,000,000, and that of the Central Powers at £9,000,000,000.
Our war expenditure:
Total expenditure, August 4, 1914, to March 22, 1919 £9,600,000,000. Raised by War Loan, Bonds, and Treasury Bills £4,600,000,000: Borrowed from abroad—£1,300,000,000.
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