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Number of casualties in the First World War, 1914 to 1918, and the Second World War, 1939 to 1945
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| 1914 to 1918 | 1919 to 19451 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officers | Other ranks | Total | Officers | Other ranks | Total | |
| number | ||||||
| Fatal battle casualties | ||||||
| Killed in action | 1,776 | 32,720 | 34,496 | 1,068 | 12,066 | 13,134 |
| Died of wounds | 819 | 16,363 | 17,182 | 297 | 3,382 | 3,679 |
| Presumed dead from enemy action | 297 | 4,663 | 4,960 | 50 | 589 | 639 |
| Killed accidentally | - | - | - | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| Deaths while prisoner of war (enemy action) | - | - | - | 26 | 162 | 188 |
| Fatal non-battle casualties | ||||||
| Killed or died | - | - | - | 388 | 4,523 | 4,911 |
| Presumed dead | - | - | - | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Deaths while prisoner of war | - | - | - | 11 | 298 | 309 |
| Total | 2,898 | 53,746 | 56,638 | 1,850 | 21,060 | 22,910 |
| Non-fatal casualties | ||||||
| Missing2 | 25 | 4,343 | 4,368 | - | - | - |
| Repatriated (prisoner of war) | 387 | 4,113 | 4,500 | 369 | 6,063 | 6,432 |
| Wounded | 5,528 | 127,022 | 132,550 | 3,350 | 41,977 | 45,327 |
| Wounded accidentally | - | - | - | 329 | 5,759 | 6,088 |
| Total | 5,940 | 135,478 | 141,418 | 4,048 | 53,799 | 57,847 |
| Grand total | 8,832 | 189,224 | 198,056 | 5,898 | 74,859 | 80,757 |
| Total troops sent overseas | - | - | 418,052 | - | - | 411,0523 |
| Total enlistments | - | - | 611,711 | - | - | 730,6354 |
| 1. As of March 1946. | ||||||
| 2. All accounted for May 31, 1923. | ||||||
| 3. To May 21, 1946. | ||||||
| 4. To August 1945. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book 1947. | ||||||
