As of November 2011 the numbers are this:
Army - 109,520 (Regular) + 33,100 (TA soldiers)
RAF - 41,330 (Regular) + 1500 (Volunteer Reserves)
Royal Navy - 36,640 (Regular) + 2,300 (Volunteer Reserves)
The SDSR (The Strategic Defense and Security Review) are affecting the number in the British Military at the moment, so they will be decreased to this by 2015:
Army - 95000 + 35000 TA soldiers
RAF - 33000
Royal Navy - 30000
The ability to enlist foreign soldiers, Loyalists, and Native Americans in their military forces.
Mercenaries
The british hired mercenaries as soldiers.
The british hired mercenaries as soldiers.
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nearly 1,000 british soldiers died
Over 1,100 British servicemen were killed.
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 British and allied strength was 118,000
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There were approximately 80,000 British soldiers on the beaches at D Day. There were many more in ships and aircraft assisting.
Jerry Jerry was the British term. US soldiers called them Krauts or Nazis.