Boyds who served in World War I
(The Great War)
(THE WAR TO END ALL WARS)
1914-1918
World War 1 ("The Great War") was fought from 1914-1918. There were 8.6 million casualties during World War 1, with the Allied Powers (the victors) losing 5.1 million and the Central Powers losing 3.5 million. The war was devastating to the countries involved, and was known as the "war to end all wars" until the second world war began.
World War 1 Timeline: http://www.worldhistory.com/worldwari.htm
For
information concerning World War I records see:
http://www.nara.gov/publications/prologue/ww1serv.html
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