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SOME AMAZING HORSE FIGURES A memorandum prepared by Captain Sidney Gal-trev for the director of British remounts supplies some interesting facts and figures illustrating the remarkable growth, expansion and magnitude pf the remount service during the war. The following table shows the total numbers of horses and mules in all theaters of war in the August of each year since the outbreak of hostilities: Countries. 1914. 1915 1910. 1917. 1918 Und Kingdom. 19.000 231.161 146,752 137,595 91.289 France 232.635 409,730 449,880 391,458 Fcvnt 6S.155 53,233 71,788 106,316. Greece Saka 5S.98S 81,200 41,618 Mesopotamia . 61,657 80,917 East Africa... 1,076 4.6S1 23,731 1,244 17.766 tllaly VJ.310 Does not include many .thousands of camels and oxen. , , fDoes not include donkeys and oxen.
