Facts and Figures
 

Strength

Date
Men
Women
On Extended Leave
Total (minus those on leave)
September 30, 1939
61,416 (GS)
81 (NS-GS)
---
61,497 (GS)
December 31, 1939
63,327 (GS)
149 (NS-GS)
---
63,476 (GS)
June 30, 1940
114,890 (GS)
264 (NS-GS)
---
115,154 (GS)
December 29, 1940
117,302 (GS)
508 (NS-GS)
---
117,810 (GS)
July 1, 1941
217,476 (GS)
13,273 (NRMA)
701 (NS-GS)
---
218,177 (GS)
13,273 (NRMA)
December 27, 1941
256,208 (GS)
16,647 (NRMA)
844 (NS-GS)
1,114 (CWAC)
---
258,166 (GS)
16,647 (NRMA)
June 27, 1942
309,359 (GS)
33,321 (NRMA)
1,095 (NS-GS)
3,441 (CWAC)
---
313,895 (GS)
33,321 (NRMA)
December 26, 1942
360,016 (GS)
55,840 (NRMA)
1,413 (NS-GS)
8,108 (CWAC)
---
369,537 (GS)
55,840 (NRMA)
June 26, 1943
396,867 )GS)
69,299 (NRMA)
1,677 (NS-GS)
11,811 (CWAC)
3,021 (NRMA)
410,355 (GS)
66,278 (NRMA)
December 15, 1943
405,308 (GS)
73,839 (NRMA)
2,012 (NS-GS)
13,386 (CWAC)
2,403 (GS)
5,398 (NRMA)
418,839 (GS)
68,441 (NRMA)
June 21, 1944
405,834 (GS)
72,971 (NRMA)
2,876 (NS-GS)
13,392 (CWAC)
4,263 (GS)
7,113 (NRMA)
417,839 (GS)
65,858 (NRMA)
January 3, 1945
411,574 (GS)
63,769 (NRMA)
3,069 (NS-GS)
13,512 (CWAC)
3,193 (GS)
6,846 (NRMA)
424,962 (GS)
56,923 (NRMA)
June 27, 1945
411,792 (GS)
49,981 (NRMA)
3,156 (NS-GS)
13,761 (CWAC)
4,941 (GS)
7,597 (NRMA)
423,768 (GS)
42,384 (NRMA)
*Numbers taken from 'The Official History of the Canadian Army: Six Years of War'.
-Legend:
GS - Personel in the General Service
NS-GS - Nursing Service. Part of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, which is included in the General Service.
NRMA - Personel called up under the National Resources Mobilization Act.
CWAC - Canadian Women's Army Corps, included in the General Service.
Extended Leave - Personel granted leave without pay.
 
 

Casualties


 


Fatal Casualties:

Combat Casualties
 
 
1939-1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Totals
Killed in Action
1 Officers
10 Other Ranks
36 Officers
329 Other Ranks
47 Officers
782 Other Ranks
89 Officers
1,202 Other Ranks
742 Officers
8,046 Other Ranks
210 Officers
2,308 Other Ranks
1,125 Officers
12,677 Other Ranks
Died of Wounds
4 Other Ranks
1 Officer
20 Other Ranks
3 Officers
30 Other Ranks
31 Officers
297 Other Ranks
202 Officers
2,390 Other Ranks
62 Officers
644 Other Ranks
299 Officers
3,386 Other Ranks
POW's
---
1 Other Ranks
7 Officers
54 Other Ranks
3 Officers
3 Other Ranks
12 Officers
84 Other Ranks
4 Officers
27 Other Ranks
26 Officers
169 Other Ranks
Totals
1 Officer
14 Other Ranks
37 Officers
350 Other Ranks
57 Officers
866 Other Ranks
123 Officers
1,502 Other Ranks
956 Officers
10,520 Other Ranks
276 Officers
2,979 Other Ranks
1,450 Officers
16,232 Other Ranks
*Numbers taken from 'The Official History of the Canadian Army: Six Years of War'.

Non-Combat Casualties
 
 
1939-1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Totals
Died of Disease or Injury
31 Officers
329 Other Ranks
47 Officers
451 Other Ranks
49 Officers
682 Other Ranks
74 Officers
847 Other Ranks
88 Officers
1,134 Other Ranks
17 Officers
144 Other Ranks
401 Officers
4,528 Other Ranks
POW's
---
---
3 Officers
99 Other Ranks
70 Other Ranks
5 Officers
92 Other Ranks
---
10 Officers
296 Other Ranks
Totals
31 Officers
329 Other Ranks
47 Officers
451 Other Ranks
52 Officers
781 Other Ranks
74 Officers
917 Other Ranks
93 Officers
1,226 Other Ranks
17 Officers
144 Other Ranks
411 Officers
4,824 Other Ranks
*Numbers taken from 'The Official History of the Canadian Army: Six Years of War'.

Casualties While in Captivity (by theater)
 
 
Died of Wounds
Killed by Enemy
Killed by Allied Bombing
Died of Disease
Died of Injury
Other Causes
Totals
NW Europe (including Dieppe)
11 Officers
79 Other Ranks
2 Officers
46 Other Ranks
2 Officers
12 Other Ranks
1 Officer
19 Other Ranks
2 Other Ranks
5 Officers
6 Other Ranks
21 Officers
164 Other Ranks
Mediterranean
8 Officers
16 Other Ranks
1 Officer
2 Other Ranks
1 Officer
2 Other Ranks
5 Other Ranks
---
4 Other Ranks
10 Officers
29 Other Ranks
Hong Kong
1 Officer
8 Other Ranks
4 Other Ranks
---
4 Officers
249 Other Ranks
11 Other Ranks
---
5 Officers
272 Other Ranks
Totals
20 Officers
103 Other Ranks
3 Officers
52 Other Ranks
3 Officers
14 Other Ranks
5 Officers
273 Other Ranks
13 Other Ranks
5 Officers
10 Other Ranks
36 Officers
465 Other Ranks
*Numbers taken from 'The Official History of the Canadian Army: Six Years of War'.
 
 

Non-Fatal Casualties
 
 
1939-1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Totals
Wounded
6 Officers
91 Other Ranks
22 Officers
335 Other Ranks
40 Officers
573 Other Ranks
348 Officers
4,328 Other Ranks
2,496 Officers
32,589 Other Ranks
782 Officers
10,051 Other Ranks
3,694 Officers
47,967 Other Ranks
Wounded POW's
---
8 Officers
61 Other Ranks
37 Officers
531 Other Ranks
3 Officers
37 Other Ranks
33 Officers
264 Other Ranks
4 Officers
40 Other Ranks
85 Officers
933 Other Ranks
Non-Wounded POW's
1 Other Rank
61 Officers
1,288 Other Ranks
83 Officers
1,224 Other Ranks
16 Officers
193 Other Ranks
105 Officers
1,999 Other Ranks
20 Officers
435 Other Ranks
285 Officers
5,130 Other Ranks
Totals
6 Officers
92 Other Ranks
91 Officers
1,684 Other Ranks
160 Officers
2,328 Other Ranks
367 Officers
4,558 Other Ranks
2,634 Officers
34,852 Other Ranks
806 Officers
10,516 Other Ranks
4,064 Officers
54,030 Other Ranks
*Numbers taken from 'The Official History of the Canadian Army: Six Years of War'.
 
 

Total Casualties

Casualties by Theater
 
 
Fatal Combat Casualties
Fatal Non-Combat Casualties
Non-Fatal Combat Casualties
POW's
Totals
Canada, Newfoundland, Labrador, USA, Kiska, West Indies, Bahamas, Jamaica, and Bermuda
1 Officer
1 Other Rank
*Both on Kiska
224 Officers
1,951 Other Ranks
4 Other Ranks
*All on Kiska
---
225 Officers
1,956 Other Ranks
UK (including Iceland)
8 Officers
112 Other Ranks
*Mostly from bombing attacks
112 Officers
1,401 Other Ranks
24 Officers
276 Other Ranks
---
144 Officers
1,789 Other Ranks
Mediterranean
412 Officers
4,987 Other Ranks
15 Officers
360 Other Ranks
1,226 Officers
18,273 Other Ranks
64 Officers
942 Other Ranks
1,717 Officers
24,562 Other Ranks
NW Europe (including Dieppe)
991 Officers
10,735 Other Ranks
48 Officers
829 Other Ranks
2,424 Officers
29,073 Other Ranks
237 Officers
3,772 Other Ranks
3,700 Officers
44,409 Other Ranks
Far East and Pacific (includes Australia, Japan, Burma, Okinawa, India, and Hong Kong)
23 Officers
267 Other Ranks
*All on Hong Kong
7 Officers
262 Other Ranks
19 Officers
286 Other Ranks
67 Officers
1,349 Other Ranks
118 Officers
2,164 Other Ranks
On ships sunk at sea
15 Officers
130 Other Ranks
5 Officers
21 Other Ranks
1 Officer
55 Other Ranks
---
21 Officers
206 Other Ranks
 
1,450 Officers
16,232 Other Ranks
411 Officers
4,824 Other Ranks
3,694 Officers
47,967 Other Ranks
370 Officers
6,063 Other Ranks
5,925 Officers
75,086 Other Ranks
*Numbers taken from 'The Official History of the Canadian Army: Six Years of War'.

Casualties by Year
 
 
1939-1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Totals
Grand Totals
Fatal Casualties
32 Officers
343 Other Ranks
84 Officers
801 Other Ranks
109 Officers
1,647 Other Ranks
197 Officers
2,419 Other Ranks
1,049 Officers
11,746 Other Ranks
371 Officers
3,948 Other Ranks
1,861 Officers
21,056 Other Ranks
22,917
Non-Fatal Casualties
6 Officers
92 Other Ranks
91 Officers
1,684 Other Ranks
160 Officers
2,328 Other Ranks
367 Officers
4,558 Other Ranks
2,634 Officers
34,852 Other Ranks
806 Officers
10,516 Other Ranks
4,064 Officers
54,030 Other Ranks
58,094
Totals
38 Oficers
435 Other Ranks
175 Officers
2,485 Other Ranks
269 Officers
3,975 Other Ranks
564 Officers
6,977 Other Ranks
3,683 Officers
46,598 Other Ranks
1,177 Officers
14,464 Other Ranks
5,925 Officer
75,086 Other Ranks
81,011
Grand Totals
473
2,660
4,244
7,541
50,281
11,322
81,011
 
*Numbers taken from 'The Official History of the Canadian Army: Six Years of War'.
 
 

General Service Enlistments


 


1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Totals
64, 902
121, 823
93, 529
130, 438
77, 068
74, 642
42, 545
604, 947
*Numbers taken from 'The Official History of the Canadian Army: Six Years of War'.
- These numbers include personel called up through the National Resources Mobilization Act who volunteered for General Service (after March 1941), and CWAC personal (after September 1941).
 
 


Expenditures


 


Type of Expenditures
1939-1940
1940-1941
1941-1942
1942-1943
1943-1944
1944-1945
1945-1946
Totals
Service pay and Allowances
$37,260,278
$150,253,710
$238,027,309
$366,496,403
$495,141,584
$509,642,531
$497,787,701
$2,294,610,516
Mechanical Transport (includes operating costs)
$1,633,550
$53,251,318
$81,199,552
$223,971,832
$173,167,487
$108,439,409
$89,677,361
$731,340,509
Food, Medical supplies, Clothing, Personal equipment, etc.
$10,773,165
$87,160,730
$84,867,405
$143,728,381
$121,511,599
$80,428,142
$77,282,235
$605,751,657
Armament, Ammunition/Bombs, etc.
$1,987,016
$6,369,602
$21,138,208
$100,100,749
$73,431,442
$46,952,880
$39,150,928
$289,130,825
Travel, Transportation, Freight
$2,752,855
$13,468,247
$26,839,583
$48,542,516
$65,188,976
$51,620,402
$62,917,541
$271,330,120
Construction and Repairs, Operating expenses of property
$8,657,013
$49,686,441
 $37,389,635
$84,197,916
$65,714,018
$34,256,453
$40,808,754
$320,710,230
Payments to US (purchases from US)
---
---
---
$19,980,000
$207,570,000
$7,735,000
---
$235,285,000
Other(1)
$11,735,503
$23,271,991
$21,949,003
$51,162,977
$61,161,223
$46,390,107
$140,390,971
$356,061,775
Payments to UK for maintenance of Canadian Army Overseas
---
---
---
---
$65,960,125
$376,334,262
$1,651,613
$443,946,000
 Totals
$74,799,380
$383,462,039
$511,410,695
$1,038,180,774
$1,328,847,454
$1,261,799,186
$949,667,104
$5,548,166,632
- For fiscal years ending March 31.
(1)- Includes Signal and Wireless equipment, Civil salaries and wages, NWT and Ykn radio system, Inspection Board, Dominion arsenal, Censor services, Grants, Printing, Stationery, Telegrams, Internments, Departmental administration, Cadet organisations.
*Numbers taken from 'The Official History of the Canadian Army: Six Years of War'. 1