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BRITISH EMPIRE AT WAR
who do not yet form part of the army. They are employed upon work of national importance, which will require a smaller number of men as time goes on; and there are still vast numbers available in the Overseas Dominions, in India, and Africa.
Every one of the Overseas Dominions has contributed in a truly magnificent manner to swelling the Army; and Great Britain gratefully acknowledges the efforts of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the great Indian Empire, not to mention smaller but equally patriotic Colonies.
Since August 1914, the number of officers commissioned approximates to the total number of all ranks of the Expeditionary Force. These
