47 Canadian nurses died from disease, hospital ship sinking, bombings. According to Collections Canada 3,141 women enlisted as nurses.
14 Nursing Sisters were aboard the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle when it was sunk in June of 1918. The U-boat that torpedoed the ship surfaced also sunk all but one lifeboat and shot many of the survivors. Out of 234 aboard the ship, only 24 survived.
6 Nursing Sisters died as a result of their hospital being bombed. 15 are known to have died of disease.
A good website "Finding the Forty-Seven" is tracking down how and when the nurses died.
Approximately 1.1 million Canadians served in the military during World War II. Of these, around 600,000 were enlisted in the Canadian Army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Navy also contributing significant numbers. The conflict had a profound impact on Canada, both in terms of military engagement and the home front.
43,000
Between 12-13 million soldiers served in the German Defense Force - or Wehrmacht - in the Second World War.
The number of German soldiers who served in the German Military in World War I was 13,250,000. The number of American military personnel that served during World War I was 4,743,826.
2000
About 534,617 soldiers survived world war I. 595,000 soldiers served and 60,383 were dead.
There were many soldiers that served in World War I from around the world. The state of Oklahoma provided 75 of these soldiers.
4,734,991 U.S. servicemembers served in World War I.
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Approximately 1.1 million Canadians served in the military during World War II. Of these, around 600,000 were enlisted in the Canadian Army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Navy also contributing significant numbers. The conflict had a profound impact on Canada, both in terms of military engagement and the home front.
43,000
Canadian Armed Forces during WW 2 reached 1.1 million and there were thousands more in service with the British RAF.
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Between 12-13 million soldiers served in the German Defense Force - or Wehrmacht - in the Second World War.
The number of German soldiers who served in the German Military in World War I was 13,250,000. The number of American military personnel that served during World War I was 4,743,826.
2000
7,994,750.