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Total Dead Note World War II: 1939 1945 383,700 67,100 450,900 World War II deaths; includes deaths from the Crown Colonies: Arab revolt in Palestine: 1936 1939 262 262 Iraqi revolt against the British: 1920 1920 1,000 1,000 Tauber, E., The Formation of Modern Syria and Iraq, pp. 312-314 Anglo-Irish War: 1919 1921 776 [7] 898 [7] 1,674
The first British civilian casualties of World War II occurred when a German U-boat sank the Cunard passenger liner SS Athenia (1922) chartered from the Anchor Donaldson Line on September 3, 1939, the day Britain entered the War. It was sunk without warning west of Scotland by U-30, which had been shadowing the liner and attacked when it ...
British casualties of World War II, persons in military service, combatants or non-combatants, who became unavailable for duty due to any of several circumstances, including death, injury, illness, capture or desertion.
During World War II, 1.2 million African Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces and 708 were killed in action. 350,000 American women served in the Armed Forces during World War II and 16 were killed in action. [342] During World War II, 26,000 Japanese-Americans served in the Armed Forces and over 800 were killed in action. [343]
British military personnel killed in action in the Second World War (1939-1945). Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large.
The primary memorial at the arboretum is the Armed Forces Memorial which lists all British military casualties since 1948. In addition to the Armed Forces Memorial a further 400 memorials are located on the grounds of the memorial arboretum.
The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by Germany. There was ...
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. K. ... British casualties of World War II (3 C) Pages in category "British war casualties"