§ Mr. NIELDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can state the number of casualties in killed, wounded, and missing, respectively, so far as is at present known, sustained by His Majesty's Navy during the present War; and can he also make a similar statement of the number of killed, wounded, and missing, respectively, so far as is at present known, in the Marine and Naval Brigade during the expedition to Antwerp, and also during any other warlike operations in which that brigade has been employed?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe following is a statement showing all casualties (killed, wounded, missing, and interned) in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, including the Royal Naval Division, since the beginning of the War:—
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Date. Ship, etc. Engagements, etc. Officers. Men. Killed. Wounded. Missing or interned. Killed. Wounded. Missing or interned. 11 Sept Royal Australian Navy Landing party on Island of New Pommern 1 1 — 2 2 — 11 Sept H.M.S. "Dwarf" West Coast of Africa — — — 1 — — 14 Sept R.N. Air Service Aeroplane accident 1 — — — — — 14 Sept A.M.C. "Carmania" Action with "Cap Trafalgar" — 1 — 9 5 — 20 Sept H.M.S. "Pegasus" Action with "Konigsberg" 2 5 — 32 56 — 22 Sept H.M.S. "Aboukir" Torpedoed 25 — — 502 — — 22 Sept H.M.S. "Cressy" 25 — — 535 — — 22 Sept H.M.S. "Hogue" 12 — — 360 — — 23 Sept H.M.S."Cumberland" Reconnoitring Mungo Bay in picket boat — 1 — — — — 23 Sept R.N. Air Service Transport work in Belgium — 1 — — — — 28 Sept R.N. Air Service Armoured car support in Belgium — 1 — — 2 — 29 Sept R.N. Air Service Lost in seaplane 77 2 — — — — — 4–9 Oct R.N. Division Operations in Belgium and at Antwerp 5 4 5 32 189 967 prisoners 46 interned missing 1,524 interned 5 Oct Trawler "Princess Beatrice." Mined 1 — — 10 — — 5 Oct Trawler "Drumoak" Mined 1 — — 9 — — 14 Oct H.M.S. "Triumph" Bombardment of Tsing-tan — 1 — 1 1 — 15 Oct H.M.S. "Hawke" Torpedoed 26 — — 499 — — 17 Oct H.M.S. "Legion" Action off Dutch Coast — — — — 2 — 17 Oct H.M.S. "Loyal" — 1 — 1 2 — 18 Oct H.M. Submarine E3 Sunk 3 — — 25 — — 20 Oct H.M.S. "Severn" Landing party near Nieuport 1 — — — — — 24 Oct H.M.S. "Challenger" Operations in West Africa — 1 — — — — 20–31 Oct. H.M.S. "Brilliant" Belgian coast operations — 1 — — 3 — 20–31 Oct H.M.S. "Falcon" 1 1 — 9 13 — 20–31 Oct H.M.S. "Humber" — — — — 3 — 20–31 Oct H.M.S. "Mersey" — — — — 2 1 20–31 Oct H.M.S. "Rinaldo" — — — 1 13 — 20–31 Oct H.M.S. "Severn" — — — — 2 — 20–31 Oct H.M.S. "Vestal" — 1 — 1 2 — 31 Oct H.M.S. "Hermes" Torpedoed 1 1 — 21 6 — 1 Nov H.M.S. "Good Hope" Action off Chilean Coast 52 — — 867 — — 1 Nov H.M.S. "Monmouth" 42 — — 693 — — 3 Nov H.M.S. "Halcyon" Action off Yarmouth — — — 1 — — 3 Nov H.M. Submarine D 5 Sunk 1 — — 20 — — 5 Nov Trawler "Mary" Mined 1 — — 7 2 — 5 Nov R.N. Air Service Lost in seaplane 1220 2 — — — — — 6 Nov H.M.S. "Espiegle" Turkish rifle fire off Abadar — — — — 2 — 9 Nov H.M.A.S. "Sydney" Action with "Emden" — 1 — 4 12 — 10 Nov H.M.S. "Chatham" Action with "Konigsberg" — 1 — — 1 — 10 Nov H.M.S. "Goliath" — — — 1 — — 10 Nov H.M.S. "Weymouth" — — — 1 — — 11 Nov H.M.S. "Niger" Torpedoed — 1 — 15 2 — Totals 220 37 5 4107 436 968 prisoners 46 interned missing 1,524 interned