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Demobilisation (Release Groups, Numbers)

Volume 414: debated on Thursday 11 October 1945

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asked the Minister of Labour what are the numbers in each release group in each of the Services, sub-divided into main categories; and what is the total strength of the dif-1. Figures are not available for the same date for each Service.2. Age and Service groups for women do not include married women, the numbers of whom are shown separately at the head of the table. Married women have the right to claim priority of release over all other women.

GroupRoyal Navy. As at 31st July, 1945.Army. As at Mid-June, 1945.Royal Air Force As at Mid-June, 1945.
(1)(2)(3)
Men.Women.Men.Women.MenWomen
Married Women3,00740,94525,366
1Persons born in 1895 or earlier.1,3018935,5931726,96938
2
3238602,577361,07112
4301283,148481,19513
5324264,564701,59519
61,021365,745842,26210
72,530458,7241213,06935
81,6595811,8641183,18320
92,0978412,9001283,06517
101,9009414,0741782,69428
111,3458716,2601902,85533
121,99311519,5602043,19534
131,99410221,6992173,45643
142,16513122,4292543,76056
152,27517123,7402944,20748
162,62516227,7503095,00858
172,55418431,8803375,92065
182,90420335,4184387,752,73
193,53511346,92744310,57787
204,64124971,79650617,78176
216,14225989,75361729,697117
226,86234192,98061530,403121
239,429350117,36667834,125156
2410,744333150,99265838,527137
2512,712392233,02386946,876192
2615,915515265,82993352,205260
2722,113562199,2451,22948,792272
2821,674571120,8801,22635,143383
2916,66159764,8751,05824,539308
3014,30366545,2581,16819,122379
3111,22570153,2521,45220,405466
3211,95284746,2391,45227,273574
338,85298937,3861,72320,866692
347,8081,02632,8481,85618,332692
357,6251,21635,0821,98517,064723
368,8641,20038,0622,42421,021800
3710,3311,38147,2993,26627,4841,103
3811,9241,47838,2353,85730,8071,363
3913,3661,52830,0953,51636,4831,574
4011,3011,40424,1114,22726,3591,539
4114,6341,68828,8344,91319,0181,414
4214,7181,56629,4846,52313,5901,183
4312,2581,70434,23710,66710,0751,016
4417,3521,44144,93910,27611,991929
4517,5031,52924,8249,26525,7781,009
4615,2561,91025,6038,31615,5461,371
4714,0612,31729,0476,42715,9491,402
4818,1632,86225,3385,54313,0681,208
4915,7551,78522,8164,85210,653995
50Not available38,6773,95410,116641

ferment arms and branches of the Services in each theatre of war.

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 9th October, 1945; Vol. 414, c. 10] supplied the following statement: