No bullets & blood

About half of the 1914 workforce became involved the war in a military capacity but the home population as well as the military personnel still needed to be clothed and fed.There was also the matter of munitions production to consider, and it has been said that it took at least three civilian workers to support one man at the front. Putting numbers to the various groups, there was about 10,500,000 men employed in July 1914 and over the course of the war about 5,000,000 men enlisted.

This presentation demonstrates how the workforce demographics changed during the war to accommodate the changed nature of the workload and how all of the changes combined to achieve victory.

Members and non-members of the Western-Front Association are equally welcome. Any new visitors are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts.