And finally, for 1918

The final year of the war brings us 2 "best" days.  Prior to end of hostilities the record low was the 13th of February with a toll of just 152 dead.  But of course, deaths continued after the guns fell silent and on the 29th December 1918 the death toll was "only" 151.  Although teh war is now over, the toll continues until August 1921 to coincide with the published CWGC data.  This blog will continue to that end.

The worst day of the year came on 21st March 1918, with 8,660 deaths - mainly in two places - Arras and Pozieres.  The Western Front little changed over the preceeding years.  The year is notable by the quiet early months, but it then built up to an annual total broadly similar to the previous year.
This graph shows the highs and lows of the year:

The worst day of the year coincides with teh worst location - Pozieres lists 14,668 and Arras 10,067.  Although several more memorials list over 5,000 dead:

Again, the Middle East makes an appearance with both Basra and Egypt listing many fallen.
Basra? As I wrote before, plus ça change.