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WAR CASUALTIES

UNITED KINGDOM AND DOMINIONS FIGURES GIVEN IN ! COMMONS i (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 1 a.m.) LONDON, June I. War casualties in all ranks of tfi* British armed forces total 514,993, made up of 92,089 killed, 236,719 missing. 88,294 wounded, and 107,891 prisoners of war. These figures were given in the House of Commons by the DeputyPrime Minister (Mr C. R. Attlee), Mr Attlee also gave the totals of United Kingdom, Dominion, and Indian casualties, as follows; United Kingd0m.—275,844 (73,477 killed, 75,403 missing, 50,163 wounded, 76,801 prisoners of war). Australia.—s3,9s9 (6192 killed, 24.193 missing, 15,700 wounded, 7874 prisoneri of war). . „ , New Zealand—l9,34s (321£ killed, 2860 missing, 7178 wounded, 6088 prisoners of war). „ , South Africa—22.6ls (1439 killed, 13.350 missing. 3229 wounded, 4597 prisoners of war). India—lol,979 (3285 killed. 86,289 missing. 9168 wounded. 3236 prisoner® of war). WAR SERVICE FOR U.S. FORCES PREDICTION BY GENERAL ARNOLD (Rec. 1 a.m.) NEW YORK. June 1. The Chief of the United States Army Air Forces (General H. H. Arnold), speaking at West Point, predicted that “it will be only a matter of weeks before you see active service in China, India, North Africa, the Pacific, and Great Britain." CANADIAN ARMY PHYSICAL STANDARD OF RECRUITS (Rec. 12.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, June 1. Fifty of every 100 men examined for enrolment in the Canadian Army had been rejected-*-35 per cent, for physiv cal disability, and 15 per cent for emotional instability—the Minister of Defence (Mr J. L. Ralston) told the Canadian House of Commons, He added that so far there had been 74,410 discharges from the Army on medical and mental grounds. PREMIER OF ALBERTA (Rec. 12.40 a.m.) OTTAWA. June 1. The Minister of Trade in Alberta (Mr E C. Manning) succeeds Mr William Aberhart as Premier, becoming Canada’s youngest Premier.

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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23963, 2 June 1943, Page 3

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WAR CASUALTIES Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23963, 2 June 1943, Page 3

WAR CASUALTIES Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23963, 2 June 1943, Page 3

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