From the February 27, 2013, Herald Scotland by Colin Campbell.
The population of the United Kingdom in 1911 was 42,138,000 and Scotland 4,751,000.
At the Battle of Loos, on September 25, 1915, 36 of the 72 attacking battalions were Scottish and of the 12 that suffered 500 or more casualties, eight were Scottish.
At the Battle of Arras, April 9, 1917, 44 of the battalions engaged were Scottish.
Some 26.4% of Scottish troops did not come home. That is compared to the United Kingdom and Irish 11.8% and France's 16.8%. Only Serbia and the Turks had higher percentages.
Scotland's adult male population dropped by 3.1%.
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