Australia — WW1

Use countryKey (e.g., canada)

Context

Australia entered the war automatically as part of the British Empire. Australian forces served extensively overseas, particularly in the Middle East and on the Western Front.

Rationale used for numbers used on the war statistics page

Measure Selected value Selected source Rationale
Military deaths 62,337 cwgc_casualties
Commonwealth War Graves Comm. Casualty and Burial Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Casualty and Burial Records
Individually verifiable burial and commemoration records.

What sources report

Military deaths

CWVMP uses: 62,337 from cwgc_casualties
Individually verifiable burial and commemoration records.
Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
53,560
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum
cwgc_casualties
Commonwealth War Graves Comm. Casualty and Burial Records
2026
high
62,337
Deaths commemorated 1914–1923
Grave-based records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Casualty and Burial Records

Mobilized / served

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
416,800
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Population (baseline)

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
4,872,000
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

POW

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
3,650
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Wounded

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
155,130
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Editorial principles in selecting the figures to use

No rationale narrative yet for this country/conflict.

Discussion of discrepancies

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