How the First World War affected the City (of London) - The Telegraph

"No fewer than 1,600 stockbrokers joined up to fight in 1914 - 400 never made it home"

This is an interesting article worth a read, highlighting another consequence of the war I had never really thought about.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/11012129/How-the-First-World-War-affected-the-City.html