§ Mr. Lunnasked the Prime Minister what is the number of casualties from the beginning of the war up to the latest date of citizens, men, women and children, in this country, and also of men in the Armed Forces, in both cases fatal and non-fatal?
§ Mr. AttleeThe approximate number of casualties from the beginning of the war to the present date is as follows:—
Civilians, 29,856 killed, 40,897 wounded.
Armed Forces, 37,607 killed and missing, 25,895 wounded.
Appended are particulars of civilian casualties:
Killed: Men 13,712 Women 12,112 Children under 16 3,644 Unclassified 388 Total 29,856
Injured and detained in hospital: Men 21,811 Women 15,893 Children under 16 3,193 Total 40,897