HC Deb 16 February 1915 vol 69 c1015W
Mr. KELLAWAY

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the number of casualties in the Navy since the commencement of the War?

Lord CHARLES BERESFORD

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will give the House a summary of the facts already made public, namely, the number of officers and men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marine Forces killed, wounded, and missing, including the Royal Naval Division, specifying those killed and drowned through the effect of submarines, mines, gunfire, killed, wounded and missing in the trenches, and by accident, up to date?

Mr. CHURCHILL

The total number of officers and men serving under the Board of Admiralty, killed, wounded, missing, and interned, since the beginning of the War, is as follows:—

Officers. Men.
Killed … 348 … 5,812
Wounded … 45 … 352
Missing … 8 … 5
Total … 401 … 6,169

To these may be added:—

ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION.
Officers. Men.
Killed … 5 … 36
Wounded … 4 … 184
Missing … 7 … 968
Interned … 39 … 1,524
Total … 55 … 2,712

There does not appear to be any good reason for publishing the detailed information asked for, as to the relative losses from submarines, mines, gunfire, and accident. I should be very glad to have precise particulars on these points of the German losses, but no official statement has been issued.