How the blog entries should be read

How the blog entries should be read
How to read the entries

Notice about Layout

The internet is a volatile technical space and changed immensely since the blog started in 2014 and some browser/device combinations now disrupt the layout of this blog. The data sequence is Burial/Memorial Location, followed by the Names. There is a blank space placed after the last name for clarity - but this doesn't work reliably anymore. The image above shows you how to to read entries in this blog

Monday, 12 November 2018

Happy Christmas... War is Over... but it isn't (1/4)


Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the first day of peace after the First World War came to an end yesterday with the armistice.
However, there are nearly 3 more years of deaths to record, and these will arrive – day by day – on this blog until the final entry on 31st August 2021.  That is the 100th Anniversary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s final FWW entries.
From 12/11/1918 to 31/8/1921 there were a further 75,539 deaths ascribed to the FWW amongst British and Empire forces.  This is on top of the 979,396 casualties already recorded to date.
The following are a few charts to highlight various aspects of the numbers
Location of burial/memorial
These countries are those that have more than 1,000 casualties.  Unsurprisingly the three major locations are Belgium, France and the UK.
The following countries are not in the chart, but complete the statistics.
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