asked the Secretary of State for War the total British casualties up to date in Malaya and Korea; the number of men under 20 years of age on the date they were killed or wounded: and their average length of service.

Pursuant to the reply given to Question No. 5, 13th March [OFFICIAL REPORT, c. 129–130, Written Answers]. In Malaya from 1st May, 1948, to 31st March, 1951, 47 men under 20 years of age, with an average length of service of one year 74 days, had been killed; 69 men under 20 years of age, with an average length of service of one year 115 days, had been wounded. In Korea from August, 1950, to 31st March, 1951, 24 men under 20 years of age, with an average length of service of one year 27 days, had been killed; 81 men under 20 years of age, with an average length of service of one year 105 days, had been wounded.