World War I (1914–1918)
Southampton was designated No. 1 Military Embarkation Port in August 1914. Much of Southampton Common was taken over by the military A total of 8,149,685 troops and their equipment departed for mainland Europe through the port. A steady flow of refugees, prisoners of war and 1,177,125 wounded came back to England through Southampton.
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