§ 147. Mr. Draysonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many British, Malays and others in the Army, police and among civilians, respectively, have been killed, wounded or are missing since the beginning of operations against the bandits in Malaya.
Mr. Creech JonesThe approximate numbers of casualties among civilians and the security forces in Malaya since the beginning of operations against the bandits are:
CIVILIANS (to 8 th December) — Killed Wounded Missing British 35 15 — Malays 96 72 53 Others 498 225 193 POLICE (to 8th December) (Including Special Constables and Auxiliaries) — Killed Wounded Missing British 17 17 — Malays 191 224 2 Others 34 40 — ARMY (to 31st October) — Killed Wounded Missing British 51 78 — Malays 10 22 — Others 48 62 — (These figures do not include accidental casualties). The number of Chinese in the above figures are 407 civilians killed; 167 civilians wounded, 139 civilians missing, 14 police killed and 14 wounded.