HC Deb 09 June 1942 vol 380 c915
49. Mr. Molson

asked the Prime Minister whether he is now able to give the figures of civilian casualties suffered in the British Empire from the outbreak of war until 2nd September, 1941?

Mr. Attlee

Yes, Sir. The number of civilian casualties in the British Empire from 3rd September, 1939, to 2nd September, 1941, was: Killed 43,675; injured and detained in hospital, 50,346. These figures do not include casualties at sea among merchant seamen or civilians.