Deaths and injuries
1939-45
Compiled by Ministry of Home Security from police
and medical reports
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Number of civilians in Great Britain
killed by enemy action 1939-45
|
|
Number of civilians in London civil
defence region killed by enemy
action 1939-45 |
| 1939 |
- |
|
|
- |
|
| 1940 |
23 767 |
|
|
13 596 |
|
| 1941 |
19 918 |
|
|
6 487 |
|
| 1942 |
3 236 |
|
|
27 |
|
| 1943 |
2 372 |
|
|
542 |
|
| 1944 |
8 475 |
|
|
7 533 |
|
| 1945 |
1 860 |
|
|
1 705 |
|
| |
59 628 |
|
|
29 890 |
|
| Northern Ireland |
|
|
|
|
|
| (1941) |
967 |
|
|
|
|
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60 595 |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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The total of 60 595 is made up of: |
|
|
|
| Men |
26 923 |
|
|
|
|
| Women |
25 399 |
|
|
|
|
| Children under 16 years |
7 736 |
|
|
|
|
| Unidentified |
537 |
|
|
|
|
Source: Civil Defence Department of the Home Office
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Number of civilians in Great Britain
injured by enemy action 1939-45
|
|
Number of civilians in
London civil
defence region injured by enemy
action 1939-45 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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Admitted to Hospital
|
|
Admitted to Hospital
|
| 1939 |
- |
|
|
- |
|
| 1940 |
30 529
|
|
|
18 378
|
|
| 1941 |
21 165 |
|
|
7 641 |
|
| 1942 |
4 148 |
|
|
52 |
|
| 1943 |
3 450 |
|
|
989 |
|
| 1944 |
21 989 |
|
|
19 611 |
|
| 1945 |
4 223 |
|
|
3 836 |
|
| |
85 504 |
|
|
50 507 |
|
| Northern Ireland |
|
|
|
|
|
| (1941 - 2) |
678 |
|
|
|
|
| |
86 182 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
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The total of 86 182 is made up of: |
|
|
|
| Men |
40 738 |
|
|
|
|
| Women |
37 822 |
|
|
|
|
| Children under 16 years |
7 622 |
|
|
|
|
Derived from Ministry of Home Security sources
The proportions of casualties attributable to the enemy's chief weapons have been estimated as follows:
| |
Killed |
|
Seriously
Injured |
|
Total |
|
| Bombs |
51 509 |
|
61 423 |
|
112 932 |
|
| Flying bombs (V-1) |
6 184 |
|
17 981 |
|
24 165 |
|
| Long-range rockets (V-2) |
2 754 |
|
6 523 |
|
9 277 |
|
| Cross-Channel bombardment |
148 |
|
255 |
|
403 |
|
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60 595 |
|
86 182 |
|
146 777 |
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The above tables include Civil defence workers on duty (the General Services and the Regular and Auxiliary Police and Fire Services) who suffered 6 838 casualties (2 379 killed and 4 459 seriously injured). Of these 6 220 were men, and 618 women.
The above tables do not include the Home Guard (1 206 of whom died of wounds, injury or illness due to their service), nor merchant seaman dying in Britain as a result of enemy action of any kind, nor civilians killed by the enemy at sea (about another 663 in total).
Copyright © 2002 Peter
N. Risbey.