Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Do you have a source for the statistics? Slobodan Dimitrov http://www.sdimitrovphoto.com/ On Jan 15, 2007, at 9:07 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Marc for your interest, some figures provided by the Australian War > Memorial. > I referred to numbers serving, rather than per capita, which you > have mentioned in your response. > > "Australian population 1914-1918: four million. > > 416, 809 Australians enlisted for service in the First World War, > representing 38.7% of the total male population aged between 18 to > 44. > > At end of war: > > Outcome Number affected > died 58,961 > wounded 166,811 > missing or prisoners of war 4,098 > suffered from sickness 87,865 > > At almost 65%, the Australian casualty rate (proportionate to total > embarkations) was the highest of the war." > > Appalling statistics by any measure > > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Marc James Small > Sent: Tuesday, 16 January 2007 12:43 > To: Leica Users Group; 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] There's something about German design ... > > At 09:12 PM 1/15/2007, G Hopkinson wrote: >> Yes, Marc. The only one to do so, I believe. The vehicle is on >> display >> behind glass next to life size statues of dinosaurs in an >> exterior garden. I'm not sure what that says. You can get within a >> metre or two, but the glass makes photography difficult. I must >> visit again with M in hand. Perhaps something with a polariser might >> be better. http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/features/mephisto/ >> It was captured and brought home to Australia. A rather larger war >> souvenir than most, perhaps. Out of interest, Australia's >> casualty rate in that monstrous conflict was proportionately higher >> than that of any other country, I understand. > > Hmm. You sound like Nevil Shute. Poland and > Hungary and Belgium also claim the highest per > capita losses but I've never examined the matter > to see for myself: I know that Australia > suffered and suffered hard in both World Wars. > > The Queensland Museum does claim to hold the last > preserved A7V. The Germans have a reconstruction > of one. Within the past five years, one was > located in a WWI battlefield but I believe that > very little was found other than rust. > > The Wikipedia article lists all 20 of these by body designation. > > Marc > > > msmall@aya.yale.edu > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information