30000 and through the war 30000
Not in high numbers, no. Most "defectors" Into Axis ranks were soldiers from British colonized lands.
Over 300,000 men enlisted, over 60,000 men were killed and over 156,000 men injured, grazed or taken prisoner.Over 300,000 soldiers enrolled Over 300,000 soldiers enrolled
306 british soldiers got executed for cowardice in World War One.
The Germans referred to the British as 'Tommys'.
survival
Tommys.
390 million390 million BRITISH SOLDIERS!! Where did that come from?There were 6-7 million British soldiers who served in WWI [ref National Archives] but not all served in a theatre of war.well then ... how many british soldiers were killed or injured???
The Gurkha soldiers fought on behalf of the British in World War 2. There was a separate 'Gurkha regiment' in British Army. The Gurkha soldiers were very faithful and obedient and they laid down their lives in the battlefield fighting for the British army.
383,800 British Soldiers were killed during World War 2.
400,000 british soldiers died in ww2
They did support the British in both world wars, providing goods and soldiers to the British. Although "support" may be putting it a bit strongly: India was a colony governed by the British during both wars, and their soldiers were simply transferred to the various theatres of war by the British.
The British army often executed their own soldiers in World War One for crimes such as desertion and cowardice. Often these soldiers were suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, or were pacifists.