Does anybody know how many WAAFs died during active service in WWII. I've seen numerous figures, not really sure what is right.
Gage I have 735 WAAF casualties listed as recorded by CWGC and 5 non-comms that includes 3 Polish WAAFs. Tony
Gage I have 735 WAAF casualties listed as recorded by CWGC and 5 non-comms that includes 3 Polish WAAFs. Tony Thanks Tony. Any break down to the figures? Bomber Command? Fighter Command? Nationalities? Etc.
Thanks Tony. Any break down to the figures? Bomber Command? Fighter Command? Nationalities? Etc. Sorry Gage Very few have their Command or Station recorded and my research is primarily concentrated on how and where they died. I recently had a poblem with my computer and am having to recover all my spreadsheats of female casualties from all wars and have just finished WWI. I shall be starting on WW2 next and will start with WAAFs and will come back to you later with what I find. Tony
Managed to find and dig this out, Tony. Managed to answer my own question. Taken from 'Women in Air Force Blue' - Beryl Escott
Thanks Gage But unless I am misreading something a large discrepancy between my 735 dead and her 277 natural causes and 191 killed = 468 so about half of her 420 wounded must have died. Tony
Thanks Gage But unless I am misreading something a large discrepancy between my 735 dead and her 277 natural causes and 191 killed = 468 so about half of her 420 wounded must have died. Tony Yes, as I've seen another figure for around the 700 mark. It's large gap, Tony. Book was first published in 1989.
I've got 217,249 having served between Sept 1939 to Dec 1945. Breakdown is Volunteers: 183,317 National Service: 33,932 Figures Approx.
Yes, as I've seen another figure for around the 700 mark. It's large gap, Tony. Book was first published in 1989. I notice that she is a Canadian so I wonder how much research she did? For obvious reasons I am a member of 'Canada at War' forum and 18 months ago I posted a list of grave wants for Canadian females buried in Canada, so far no responses and to the best of my knowledge I am the only member to post a request regarding female Canadian service personal on that forum. So the poor Canadian girls do not appear to be very popular over there. Tony
Women Pilots with the AAF 1941-1944 Opana Reading through your article looks like your females were way down the popularity list also!!! Tony