Question #2325a
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Mar 8, 2017
100,444 total New Zealanders served overseas in World War 1 of which 16,697 were Killed. About 17% deaths.
Explanation:
About 1000 soldiers died soon after the war because of wounds. The total overseas includes nursing sisters and other such. New Zealanders like the other Dominions (including Australia and Canada) made a significant contribution to the British War effort and suffered heavily because of it.
Total New Zealand Population was about a million at the time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_New_Zealand_in_World_War_I
