Casualties

HC Deb 31 July 1956 vol 557 cc128-9W

Mr. F. Noel-Baker

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to publish figures showing the number of members of the Armed Forces and police from the United Kingdom killed and wounded in Cyprus during each month from April, 1955, until now.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The following are the figures requested:

Month	Killed	Injured
1955—
April	…	…	Nil	1
June	…	…	Nil	4
September	…	…	Nil	5
October	…	…	1	6
November	…	…	5	23
December	…	…	6	36
1956—
January	…	…	3	11
February	…	…	2	11
March	…	…	6	26
April	…	…	3	23
May	…	…	9	60
June	…	…	6	26
July (to 27th)	…	…	2	3

The figures for injured include all minor casualties. The total number admitted to hospital is 166.

Mr. F. Noel-Baker

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to publish figures showing the number of Cypriots, men, women and children shown separately, who have been killed and wounded during each month from April, 1955, until now.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The figures requested are as follows:

Month	Men	Women	Children
			Killed	Wounded	Killed	Wounded	Killed	Wounded
1955—
April	…	…	Nil	1	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
June	…	…	2	15	Nil	1	Nil	Nil
July	…	…	Nil	1	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
August	…	…	2	3	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
September	…	…	1	3	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
October	…	…	1	8	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
November	…	…	1	7	1	2	Nil	Nil
December	…	…	10	10	1	1	Nil	Nil
1956—
January	…	…	5	8	Nil	2	Nil	Nil
February	…	…	8	7	1	1	Nil	Nil
March	…	…	11	13	Nil	1	1	2
April	…	…	10	17	Nil	2	1	Nil
May	…	…	11	31	Nil	1	Nil	3
June	…	…	13	25	2	2	Nil	Nil
July (to 27th)	…	…	1	3	Nil	Nil	Nil	1
(Terrorists are not included in the figures given above.)

Mr. F. Noel-Baker

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to publish figures showing the number of British civilians from the United Kingdom killed and wounded in Cyprus during each month from April, 1955, until now.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The following are the figures requested:

Month	Killed	Wounded
1955—
June	…	…	Nil	2
September	…	…	Nil	1
October	…	…	Nil	1
November	…	…	Nil	7
December	…	…	Nil	6
1956—
January	…	…	Nil	2
February	…	…	Nil	1
March	…	…	Nil	4
April	…	…	2	4
May	…	…	2	3
June	…	…	1	2
July (to 27th)	…	…	2	1