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I've been searching and searching. Is it possible the British army in India was only 45,000 strong and the civil service only amounted to 1000 personnel?
Obviously, these figures do not take into account the many thousands of Indians who fought and served the British Raj, but it does seem a rather miniscule figure, especially when compared with the 500,000 US military personnel, their dependents and contractors based around our hi-tech world today.
Does anyone know of a site with figures about the Empire?