§ 104. Mr. Medlandasked the Secretary of State for War the number of German prisoners of war in British hands, in this country and in Canada, or other parts of the Commonwealth, respectively.
§ Mr. LawsonThe total held in the British Commonwealth is 399,161, made up as follows:
(At 30th June) United Kingdom … … … 385,438 Canada … … … 8,633 (At 31st May) Australia … … … 1,566 East Africa … … … 130 Malta … … … 2,463 Gibraltar … … … 399 Jamaica … … … 532 About 118,000 are also held by the Army in B.A.O.R., Italy and Middle East.