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A fishing community
in Newfoundland
 Newfoundland
is a large island off the north-east coast of North
America, part of the Canadian province ‘Newfoundland
and Labrador.’
In August 1914, the outbreak of the First World War,
Newfoundland announced that a battalion of 500 men would
be raised immediately for service overseas. Within weeks,
880 men had signed up. Of these, 630 men were from St.
John’s, the provincial capital. It seems quite
remarkable that men from a small fishing community so
far away from Europe should be concerned about events
that had little bearing on their own lives, but concerned
they were. The cost for St. John’s in terms of
their young men was devastating.
Consider the following map which shows the extent
of the involvement of this small town in the action.
Using statistics
Your task is to use Excel (or another method
of your choice) to present the following statistics
graphically:
- The total in each age group and the percentage
of that total who enlisted.
- The number in each age group who enlisted
and the percentage of those who died.
- The percentage of the age group who died.
If you’re not sure how to produce the
graphs click
here for a Step-By-Step Guide. The
example uses data from Glenwood High School so
you will need to insert the figures for St.John's.
Look at each age group in turn. What can you
say about the connection between the percentage
of men who enlisted and the percentage of those
who died?
|
Age group |
Total in
age group in St. John’s |
Number enlisted
in the RNR |
Number died |
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18-22 years |
1,849 |
1,024 |
266 |
|
23-27 years |
1,499 |
248 |
70 |
|
28-33 years |
1,319 |
77 |
17 |
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Total |
4,667 |
1,376 |
353 |
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Commemorating the Action
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment lost men throughout
the war but particularly in five specific actions. Each
of these, four in France and one in Belgium, is commemorated
by a Caribou Memorial.
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