Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 272, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1918 — BRITISH CASUALTIES IN WAR TOTAL 3,049,991 MEN [ARTICLE]

BRITISH CASUALTIES IN WAR TOTAL 3,049,991 MEN

London, Nov. 19.—British casualties during the war, including theatres of activity, totaled 3,049,991, it was announced in the house of commons today by James lan McPherson, pariimentary secretary for the war office. Of this number the officers killed, wounded or missing aggregated 142,634 and the men 2,907,357. The ;otal losses in the fighting on the Franco-Belgian front were 2,719,652. The total of British losses in killed on all fronts during the war was 658,665. Of these 87,836 were officers and 620,829 were men. Of the wounded 92,644 were officers and 1,939,478 were men. Of the missing, including prisoners, 12,094 were officers and 847,051 were men. The figures given include troops from India and the Dominions. In Egypt the total losses were 57,853. Those killed or who died of wounds were 15,892, comprising 1,098 officers and 14,794 men. The wounded totaled 38,078, comprising 2,311 officers and 35,762 men. The missing and prisoners totaled 3,888, comprising 183 officers and 3,705 men. The total casualties in France were 2,719,642. Of this total 32,769 officers were killed and died of wounds or other causes and 526,743 men. The wounded totaled 1,833,345, comprising 83,142 officers and 1,750,203 men. The missing, including prisoners, totaled 326,695, comprising 10,846 officers and 315,849 men. ' In Italy the British losses totaled 6,738. Of these 86 officers and 941 men were 'killed; 334 officers and 4,612 men were wounded. Of (these 765 missing, 38 were officers and 727 men. . .. In the East African campaign the total casualties were 17,823. Of this total 9,104 were killed or died, comprising 380 officers and 8,724 men. A total of 7,754 were wounded, comprising 478 officers and 7,276 men. Che missing and prisoners totaled 967, In other .theatres the total casualties were 3,297. Of this number 138 officers and 1,373 mien were wounded and 51 officers and 908 men were missing or prisoners. In addition to the grand total of deaths, there were 19,000 deaths from various causes, among troops not forming any part of the expeditionary force. - ‘ >