§ 116. Colonel Crosthwaite-Eyreasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of His Majesty's ships and British merchant ships, respectively, sunk and damaged and the number of R.N. and Merchant Navy personnel, respectively, killed and wounded during the war, in carrying weapons and materials between this country and the U.S.S.R.
§ Mr. AlexanderThe number of His Majesty's ships sunk and damaged was 19 and 14 respectively; the corresponding figures for merchant ships being 30 and 8. The naval casualties amounted to 2,055 officers and ratings killed, and 87 wounded. These figures include Royal Marines and men manning defensive equipment on merchant ships. So far as can be ascertained, the number of Merchant Navy personnel killed was approximately 525, but I regret that information concerning the number wounded is not available.