Country reasoning

Context

India, then part of the British Empire, contributed large numbers of troops and laborers to the war effort. Indian forces served in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Rationale used for numbers used on the war statistics page

Measure	Selected value	Selected source	Rationale
Military deaths	74,051	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: 74,051 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	62,060	—	Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum
cwgc_casualties Commonwealth War Graves Comm. Casualty and Burial Records 2026 high	74,051	Deaths commemorated 1914–1923 Grave-based records	Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Casualty and Burial Records Source link

Mobilized / served

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
ellis_cox_1993 The World War I Databook John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993 medium	1,680,000	—	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	316,000,000	—	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	11,070	—	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	66,690	—	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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India — WW1