§ Captain Pilkingtonasked the Secretary of State for War whether he can now give the correct figures of the number of Imperial troops sent to Greece and Crete, respectively; how many were captured in each case; how many evacuated in each case; and the total number which returned to base?
§ Captain MargessonFull details are not yet available, but the following table gives the latest information in my possession. It is not possible at this stage to say how many of the missing are prisoners of war:
Greece. Forces. Total strength at start of German attack. Evacuated. United Kingdom 24,100 16,442 Australian 17,125 14,157 New Zealand 16,532 14,266 Totals 57,757 44,865
CRETE. Forces. Total strength at start of German attack. Evacuated. United Kingdom 14,000* 7,130 Australian 6,450* 2,890 New Zealand 7,100* 4,560 Totals 27,550* 14,580 * Includes men evacuated from Greece and not re-evacuated to Egypt before the operations in Crete.