§ (Excluding deaths from natural causes)
§ This statement gives the total number of casualties reported up to 14th August, 1945. It includes all men reported prisoners of war and in the case of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, South Africa and the Colonies, all men reported missing during the war. A final statement of casualties will be issued when the fate of all those reported missing is determined and when all prisoners of war are repatriated.
| — | United Kingdom* | Canada | Australia | New Zealand | South Africa | India | Colonies | Total |
| Killed, including died of wounds or injuries | 244,723 | 37,476 | 23,365 | 10,033 | 6,840 | 24,338 | 6,877 | 353,652 |
| Missing | 53,039 | 1,843 | 6,030 | 2,129 | 1,841 | 11,754 | 14,208 | 90,844 |
| Wounded | 277,090 | 53,174 | 39,803 | 19,314 | 14,363 | 64,354 | 6,972 | 475,070 |
| Prisoners of War, including Service internees | 180,405 | 9,045 | 26,363 | 8,453 | 14,589 | 79,489† | 8,115 | 326,459 |
| Total | 755,257 | 101,538 | 95,561 | 39,929 | 37,633 | 179,935 | 36,172 | 1,246,025 |
| * Including men from overseas serving in these forces, in particular from Newfoundland and Southern Rhodesia. | ||||||||
| † Including 20,147 officers and other ranks missing but presumed to be prisoners of war. |
| NOTES:— |
| (a) The figures in the above table exclude (i) civilian casualties due to enemy action, (ii) casualties to merchant seamen and (iii) casualties to members of the Home Guard while on duty. |
| (b) The figures for missing (except those for Canada, Australia and India) include those who have rejoined, and the figures for prisoners of war include those who have been repatriated or liberated or have escaped. |
| House adjourned at twenty-six minutes before nine o'clock for the Summer Recess. |