There were circa 16 million dead from World War 1 which started in the Balkans, not as a result of British colonial expansion.
Britain had treaty obligations which it did not shirk and so entered the war, committing about 5 1/2 million troops - of those, circa 3/4 million were killed and circa 2 million wounded.
It is right and proper that all those who fought for the freedoms we have ( or supposedly have..... ) are never forgotten.
A new word starting with the last letter of the word above - No 2
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