Across the First World War, somewhere between 35,000 and 40,000 Dubliners served in the British forces. Nearly 4,000 more, 90% of them women, saw voluntary service in the Red Cross. At least 6,568 of the military were killed, putting Dublin’s fatality rate at 16–19%, more than the UK-wide figure of 12%, perhaps one and a half times more. Part of that can be explained by the bulk of Dublin’s recruitment coming in the early years of the war, with there being no conscription to ensure a continuous flow of men over 1917–18. Meanwhile, whereas across the entire war 54.8% of the British army were infantry, 72.2% of Dubliners who served in the army were in the infantry.2 Both factors combined meant that Dubliners served in units which were more likely to face danger, and did so for longer, than the UK average.