And finally, for 1914...

The "best" day of the year came just a few days into the war - 7th August 1914 when only 5 fatalities were recorded.

This graph shows the highs and lows of the year, the worst day of the year was 1st November 1914 - 2,447 died in total - see On this day 1/11/1914



But of these, 1,658 were lost at sea on just two ships - HMS Good Hope (920) and HMS Monmouth  (738) and they are commemorated at Memorials at:

1. Canada: Halifax - 4
2. India: Bombay - 26
3. UK: Chatham - 59
4. UK: Plymouth - 704
5. UK: Portsmouth - 865

The worst place to be was clearly West Flanders - the Menin Gate has a total of 7,565 name, the next most populous cemetery for 1914 had fewer than half that number.

This graph demonstrates the toll throughout 1914: