§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for War how many soldiers died overseas in 1958, 1959, and 1960; and in how many cases the bodies were returned to this country.
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§ Mr. Profumo:The figures are:
— 1958 1959 1960 Totals Deaths 174 139 162 475 Repatriations 22 18 30 70
§ Recruiting Mr. Wiggasked the Secretary of State for War if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT particulars of recruiting for the Regular Army, male adults only, for the period 1st October to 31st December for the years 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1960, broken down to cover the recruiting centres given in his written reply on 13th May, 1959, to a similar Question from the hon. Member for Dudley.
§ Mr. Profumo:The following is the information requested:
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REGULAR RECRUITING (MALF ADULTS) DIRECT FROM CIVIL LIFE FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEARS 1957. 1958, 1959 AND 1960 Recruiting Centre 1957 1958 1959 1960 Brighton 81 117 64 79 Cambridge 33 48 29 19 Canterbury 29 57 — — Chatham 57 81 91 102 Ipswich 38 53 37 28 Norwich 35 35 28 39 St. Albans 46 97 64 55 Southend 38 67 53 40 Eastern Command Total 357 555 366 362 Bradford 69 76 40 36 Carlisle 33 34 41 28 Darlington 52 61 83 74 Derby 62 125 54 59 Huddersfield 43 55 32 27 Hull 59 89 44 42 Leeds 140 246 105 106 Leicester 69 92 38 57 Lincoln 77 110 67 53 Middlesborough 42 82 63 62 Newcastle 87 171 124 81 Northampton 28 40 23 48 Nottingham 101 191 140 149 Sheffield 118 257 209 137 South Shields 33 86 95 62 York 14 27 39 38 Northern Command Total 1,027 1,742 1,197 1,059 Aberdeen 36 46 46 44 Dumfries 24 36 45 37 Dundee 75 112 109 74 Edinburgh 142 192 140 117 Glasgow 156 301 278 236 Inverness 20 34 21 16 Scottish Command Total 453 721 639 524
Recruiting Centre 1957 1958 1959 1960 Bournemouth 68 100 62 44 Bristol 52 103 85 97 Channel Isles 13 22 12 3 Devonport 30 29 25 28 Exeter 50 72 52 69 Gloucester 40 61 53 52 Oxford 12 21 5 32 Portsmouth 44 84 70 60 Reading 64 76 52 46 Redruth 12 18 22 15 Salisbury 26 49 24 41 Southampton 51 62 57 59 Southern Command Total 462 697 519 546 Birmingham 101 190 137 196 Blackburn 14 42 26 26 Cardiff 66 151 94 128 Chester 48 100 78 94 Coventry 39 64 42 70 Kingsway 82 127 87 64 Liverpool 159 262 177 165 Manchester 145 267 155 169 Pontypridd 19 68 27 37 Preston 38 82 43 56 Shrewsbury 20 20 18 27 Swansea 50 49 27 43 Wolverhampton 68 80 21 69 Worcester 20 29 13 30 Wrexham 21 84 29 39 Western Command Total 890 1,615 974 1,213 Central London 96 175 122 175 Acton 66 97 43 50 Blackheath 59 99 65 63 Croydon 80 98 55 50 Kentish Town 55 85 74 64 Surbiton 75 60 37 27 Wanstead 49 90 53 53 London District Total 480 704 449 482 Belfast 93 188 171 180 Omagh 24 50 61 45 N.I. District Total 117 238 232 225 Grand Totals 3,786 6,272 4,376 4,411 NoteThe figures are based on weekly returns from the centres and the totals vary slightly from those published which relate to calendar months.