HC Deb 28 July 1915 vol 73 c2291W
Mr. KELLAWAY

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many subjects of neutral Powers have been killed as a result of attack by German submarines?

Dr. MACNAMARA

Up to the 27th instant the number of persons reported killed as a result of attack by German submarines on neutral merchant vessels is twenty-two, but the nationality of those who lost their lives is not definitely known at the Admiralty.

Mr. KELLAWAY

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will say how many British non-combatants have been killed as a result of attack by German submarines?

Dr. MACNAMARA

Up to the 27th instant the number of persons killed as a result of attack by German submarines on British merchant ships is approximately 1,550, but the nationality of those who lost their lives is not definitely known at the Admiralty.

Mr. KELLAWAY

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many German non-combatants have been killed as a result of attack by British submarines or other warships?

Dr. MACNAMARA

The Admiralty has no record of any German non-combatants having been so killed.