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How many British Armed forces casualties in WW2?

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  1. TommyAtkins

    TommyAtkins Dishonorably Discharged

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    Not including Navy or Airforce, or any Commonwealth countries.
     
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    brndirt1 Saddle Tramp

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    I've never seen a break down of that nature, separating out only the Army from the Navy, RAF, but I do have this:

    United Kingdom
    Military:
    Keegan: 244,000
    Britannica: 264,443 (incl. missing)
    Davies: 264,443
    Small & Singer: 270,000
    HarperCollins: 271,311
    Urlanis: 290,000
    Ellis: 305,800
    Eckhardt: 350,000
    Compton's: 353,652 (British Empire)
    Info. Please: 357,116 (all causes)
    Clodfelter: 403,195 incl...
    264,443 KIA
    Civilian:
    Keegan: 60,000 (bombing)
    Urlanis: 60,000
    HarperCollins: 60,595
    Ellis: 60,600
    Britannica: 92,673 (incl. 30,248 merchant mariners and 60,595 killed by bombing)
    Davies: 92,673
    Clodfelter: 92,673
    Eckhardt: 100,000
    All (undifferentiated):
    Messenger: 400,000
    Wallechinsky: 495,000
    Goto:

    Twentieth Century Atlas - World War Two Casualty Statistics
     
  3. Tomcat

    Tomcat The One From Down Under

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    I have gone over that three times, and I still don't understand a word of it.. lol
     
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    brndirt1 Saddle Tramp

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    I only posted it to demonstrate that different numbers (total) are held by different sources. Most can be "rounded off, or averaged out" to get a rather close number, but thinking anyone is going to get THE number of KIA for the UK (or anyother grouping) is nigh impossible.

    Sorting out just the Army, from the RAF and the RN might be even less likely unless one goes to the archives of said service and counts them him/herself.
     
  5. Tomcat

    Tomcat The One From Down Under

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    Now that would certainly he a feat in itself lol.

    OK with the table what does the left hand words mean, are they providence's, followed by the number killed there throughout the war?
     
  6. Owen

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    In that case shouldn't the thread title be ;
    How many British Army Casualties in WW2.
    From CWGC search for war dead, don't have figures for wounded.
    Search for yourself here>>> :: CWGC ::

    I'll add info year by year as a whole war search crashes the site.
    1939=2205
    1940=20602
    1941=17309
    1942=28878
    1943=38858
    1944=64917
    1945=26695

    2205 + 20602 + 17309 + 28878 + 38858 + 64917 + 26695 = 199464


    CWGC records include deaths up to 1947
    So
    1946=6520
    1947=4213
     

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