A couple of points on conscription- one has to figure women would have been conscripted as well, especially into support roles as casualties mounted and otherwise able bodied men were moved from support roles into combat roles. So the village might have scant women in the 16-45 year range as well.
And then, as things unraveled and units fell apart (or even when they didn't), a lot of men and women would have deserted to go back to their families / villages (sort of what happened with a lot of Confederate forces during Sherman's March to the Sea).
And of course, not all able bodied men or women would have been conscripted or served, either because of political connections and/or bribes (see Russia today) or because they were in some essential role.
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