CasualtyBase Army hospital admissions · 1942–1945

All 1942–1945 files

Admission statistics

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Filters Wound(s), penetrating (point of entrance only: includes incised, puncture or stab wound) with no nerve or artery involvement × Infantry, General or Unspecified × Clear all
Admission cards171,407
Recorded as died19,747
With a place recorded89%

Counts are admission cards, not individual soldiers or totals. The Army kept battle casualties at 100% and sampled other admissions at 20–80%, and sampling differs by year — compare shares within a year, not raw counts across years.

Type of case

Battle casualty or injury: 171,407 cards (100.0%) 171,407 cards

Outcome

Admissions by month

32,794 0 January 1942: 0 cards 1942 February 1942: 0 cards March 1942: 0 cards April 1942: 0 cards May 1942: 0 cards June 1942: 0 cards July 1942: 0 cards August 1942: 0 cards September 1942: 0 cards October 1942: 0 cards November 1942: 0 cards December 1942: 6 cards January 1943: 3 cards 1943 February 1943: 2 cards March 1943: 7 cards April 1943: 5 cards May 1943: 11 cards June 1943: 4 cards July 1943: 90 cards August 1943: 68 cards September 1943: 55 cards October 1943: 79 cards November 1943: 211 cards December 1943: 295 cards January 1944: 833 cards 1944 February 1944: 1,827 cards March 1944: 1,181 cards April 1944: 848 cards May 1944: 4,089 cards June 1944: 4,642 cards July 1944: 7,688 cards August 1944: 5,872 cards September 1944: 11,150 cards October 1944: 16,160 cards November 1944: 32,794 cards December 1944: 30,693 cards January 1945: 9,605 cards 1945 February 1945: 10,462 cards March 1945: 12,296 cards April 1945: 13,973 cards May 1945: 4,044 cards June 1945: 1,904 cards July 1945: 334 cards August 1945: 112 cards September 1945: 27 cards October 1945: 17 cards November 1945: 7 cards December 1945: 3 cards

7 cards have no admission month (some layouts do not record it). 3 cards record an admission before 1942 (men already in hospital) or a year outside the files, and are not charted.

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MonthCards
December 19426
January 19433
February 19432
March 19437
April 19435
May 194311
June 19434
July 194390
August 194368
September 194355
October 194379
November 1943211
December 1943295
January 1944833
February 19441,827
March 19441,181
April 1944848
May 19444,089
June 19444,642
July 19447,688
August 19445,872
September 194411,150
October 194416,160
November 194432,794
December 194430,693
January 19459,605
February 194510,462
March 194512,296
April 194513,973
May 19454,044
June 19451,904
July 1945334
August 1945112
September 194527
October 194517
November 19457
December 19453

Where admitted

Recorded on 89% of these cards · 63 distinct values

Primary diagnosis

Recorded on 100% of these cards · 1 distinct values

Cause of injury

Recorded on 100% of these cards · 96 distinct values

Arm or service

Recorded on 100% of these cards · 1 distinct values