Country reasoning

Context

Newfoundland, then a separate dominion of the British Empire, raised and deployed its own regiment. The colony suffered severe losses, particularly during the Battle of the Somme.

Rationale used for numbers used on the war statistics page

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What sources report

Military deaths

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
british_war_office_1922 Statistics of the military effort of the British Empire during the Great War, 1914-1920 HMSO • 1922 medium	1,204	—	— Source link (accessed 2026-02-01)

Mobilized / served

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
british_war_office_1922 Statistics of the military effort of the British Empire during the Great War, 1914-1920 HMSO • 1922 medium	1,204	—	— Source link (accessed 2026-02-01)

Population (baseline)

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
ww1-source-book The World War One Source Book Philip J. Haythornthwaite • Arms and Armour, London • 1993 medium	200,000	—	—
wikipedia-ww1 World War I casualties 2026 medium	200,000	—	— Source link (accessed 2026-02-01)

POW

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
british_war_office_1922 Statistics of the military effort of the British Empire during the Great War, 1914-1920 HMSO • 1922 medium	150	—	— Source link (accessed 2026-02-01)

Wounded

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
british_war_office_1922 Statistics of the military effort of the British Empire during the Great War, 1914-1920 HMSO • 1922 medium	2,314	—	— Source link (accessed 2026-02-01)

Editorial principles in selecting the figures to use

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Discussion of discrepancies

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Newfoundland — WW1