  Official figures show the strength of the Allied Armies on Nov. 11th, 1918, the date of the armistice with Germany, as follow:
The estimated forces of the enemy on the same date were:—
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:—
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.
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. Printed and Bound by Page 34, “Pte. C. Bolton” noted as out of alphabetical order. Page 35, “Pte. C. Bunnett” noted as out of alphabetical order. Page 35, “Pte. R. Clark” noted as out of alphabetical order. Page 36, “L/Cpl. T. Greehow” noted as out of alphabetical order. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original. |
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