CasualtyBase Army hospital admissions · 1942–1945

All 1942–1945 files

Admission statistics

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Filters Wound(s), character not stated (includes Wound(s), multiple, Not Elsewhere Classified Wound(s) unqualified) with no nerve or artery involvement × Clear all
Admission cards16,383
Recorded as died7,384
With a place recorded100%

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

Disease: 9 cards (0.1%) Non-battle injury: 923 cards (5.6%) Battle casualty or injury: 15,446 cards (94.3%) Not recorded: 5 cards (0.0%) 16,383 cards

Outcome

Admissions by month

2,736 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: 0 cards January 1943: 0 cards 1943 February 1943: 3 cards March 1943: 0 cards April 1943: 0 cards May 1943: 0 cards June 1943: 0 cards July 1943: 0 cards August 1943: 0 cards September 1943: 0 cards October 1943: 0 cards November 1943: 0 cards December 1943: 0 cards January 1944: 27 cards 1944 February 1944: 52 cards March 1944: 273 cards April 1944: 165 cards May 1944: 461 cards June 1944: 726 cards July 1944: 463 cards August 1944: 309 cards September 1944: 158 cards October 1944: 1,171 cards November 1944: 1,020 cards December 1944: 1,548 cards January 1945: 1,572 cards 1945 February 1945: 2,736 cards March 1945: 1,570 cards April 1945: 1,623 cards May 1945: 1,484 cards June 1945: 705 cards July 1945: 154 cards August 1945: 117 cards September 1945: 21 cards October 1945: 13 cards November 1945: 4 cards December 1945: 8 cards

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MonthCards
February 19433
January 194427
February 194452
March 1944273
April 1944165
May 1944461
June 1944726
July 1944463
August 1944309
September 1944158
October 19441,171
November 19441,020
December 19441,548
January 19451,572
February 19452,736
March 19451,570
April 19451,623
May 19451,484
June 1945705
July 1945154
August 1945117
September 194521
October 194513
November 19454
December 19458

Where admitted

Recorded on 100% of these cards · 1 distinct values

Primary diagnosis

Recorded on 100% of these cards · 1 distinct values

Cause of injury

Recorded on 100% of these cards · 111 distinct values

Arm or service

Recorded on 100% of these cards · 76 distinct values