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Thread #161737 Message #3847073
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
28-Mar-17 - 04:33 AM
Thread Name: BS: Martin McGuinness (1950-2017) (Sinn Fein)
Subject: RE: BS: Martin McGuinness (1950-2017) (Sinn Fein)
Kevin, thanks for the correction.
Decimated does not mean just one tenth survive.
11.5% of those mobilised were killed.
(Crimea had a higher rate.)http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25776836