HC Deb 07 November 1918 vol 110 c2324W
General CROFT

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War what are the total numbers of prisoners captured by the British, French, Belgian, and American armies on the Western Front during the year 1918 to date?

Mr. J. HOPE

I am informed by the military authorities that the approximate number of prisoners captured by the British on the Western Front from 1st January last to 5th November inclusive is 200,000. I am afraid I cannot give definite figures of the captures by our Allies, but, approximately, they are: 140,000 by the French; 50,000 by the Americans; and 15,000 by the Belgians.