HC Deb 13 November 1945 vol 415 cc2065-6W
Capt. Gammans

asked the Secretary of State for War how many officers and other ranks from the British, Australian and Indian Armies were taken prisoner at Singapore; and how many casualties were suffered by each Army during the period of their captivity.

Mr. Lawson

As the Japanese Government did not furnish complete lists of the prisoners of war they captured, and failed to notify many deaths which occurred among prisoners of war during their captivity, I am unable to give the figures asked for. Active steps are being taken to discover the facts, so far as they are still ascertainable, but it will be some months before the resulting figures are available.