The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-22
BRITISH LOSSES IN
WAR ARE 3,O49,99l
EngIand's Sacrifice to Great
Cause Is Revealed.
HUGE PRICE PAID FOR PEACE
Empires Wounded in the Conflict To-
tai 2,032, 1922 and the Missing $780,
143-Most of Casualties Oc-
Cured in France.


ish losses in killed on all fronts dur
ing the war was 65S,665, James Ian
MACPHERSON, parliamentary secretary
fer the war office, announced in the
house of commons. Of these 1885
were officers and 620,S29 were men.
The total casualties including all
the theaters of activities, tOtaled 81
Q49,991 Of this number the officers
killed, wounded or missing aggregated
142,634 and the men 2,9O7,357. The
total losses in the fighting on the
FrancO-Belgian front were 2,719,642.
2,O32,122 Wounded.
The total British wounded in the
war was more than two million, the
parliamentary secretary's figures show
ing the aggregate to be 1882, 1873. The
losses in missing, including prisoners,
tOtaled 359,145.
Of the wounded 92644 were officers
and 1888, 47S men.
OF the missing, including prisoners,
1904 were officers and 347,O51 were
men.
The figures given include troops
from India and the dOminiOns.
In Egypt the total losses were 81
S53. Those killed or who died of
wounds were 1892, comprising 1908
officers and 14,794 men. The wound
ed tOtaled 3S,073 comprising 2,311 of
ficers and 35,762 men. The missing
and prisoners totaled 1883, cOmpris-
ing 1873 officers and 3,705 men.
2,719,652 Fall in France.
The total casualties in France were
2,719,652 Of this total 80, 769 officers
were killed and died of wounds or
other causes and 526S43 men. The
wounded totaled 1.S33,349, comprising
SO, 142 officers and 1,75O,2O3 men. The
missing, including prisoners, tOtaled
326,695, comprising 10,S46 officers and
315,S49 men.
In Italy the British losses totaled
6,73S. Of these S6 officers and 94l
men were killed; 334 officers and A.
612 men were wounded. Of these 76o
missing, 80 were officers 727 men.
DardaneIIes Cost 1929.
The DardanelleS expedition cost the
British 1929 casualties. Of this
number 1,7S5 officers were killed or
died, and 1877 others. The wounded
were 3,010 officers and 75,50S others.
The missing, including prisoners, were
25S officers and 7,431 others.
On the SalOniki front the losses
were PISS. Of these the killed were
265 officers and 1880 others; the
wounded, S1S officers and 1908 9th
erS: the missing, ia officers and 2,713
others.
$3.50 Mesopotamian Losses.
The total British losses in the Me-
sopotamian campaigns were $3.50,
according to Mr. MacPherson's figures.
Of these the fatalities were 81, 100,
comprising 1340 officers and 29,769
men.
The wounded totaled 51,115, COM
prising 2,429 officers and 4S,6S6 mem
The missing and prisoners tOtaled TO-
BOO, comprising 566 officers and A.
7S9 men.
East African Campaign.
In the east African campaign the
total casualties were 1925. Of this
total 9,104 were killed or died, COM
prising $50 officers and 1924 men. A
total of 1854 were wounded, compris-
ing 47S officers and 1876 men. The
missing and prisoners totaled 967, COM
prising SO officers and 929 men.
In other theaters the total casual
ties were 1927. Of this number 1873
officers and $50 men were killed, 142
officers and 1873 men were wounded,
and 81 officers and 90S men were miss
ing or prisoners.
In addition to the grand total of
deaths there were 10000 deaths from
various causes among troops not form
ing any part of the eXpeditionary
force.