Show jiU u How England Has Borne War Burden In another authoritative statement of the motherlands motherland's share In the wu war it is la stated The proportion of fighting troops from the motherland to those from the dominions Is between fix to six to ona one i. i. i e e. e of ot ever every six British soldiers serving at t the e front at least five haVe hav been recruited from the United King King- dom It Is sometimes thought that the troops from the tIle dominions are u used d. d more freely than those from the tho moth- moth I erland This too is a fallacy The figures in the four fOUl series of battleson battles battles' battleson on the Somme around Arras Arra and Ypres and at Messines l are as follows Divisions c Casualties per Del Dominion a e. e M Ib Dominion Somme 5 t to 1 5 to 4 I Arras Arms 34 3 to 1 7 to 6 d Ypres 7 7 to 1 5 to 1 Messines 2 2 to 1 11 ll to 13 5 These figures prove love that taking these series of or battles as a whole the casualties among the tho troops of ot the motherland therland have been proportionately higher than among the dominion n London troops troops London Times |