The sacrifices Canadian Service Personnel have made for us, in the name of freedom, shall never be forgotten by those you have won it for. Because without those sacrifices freedom as we know it would not exist.
World War I
628,736 Canadians served.
66,573 died and 138,166 were wounded.
2,818 were taken prisoner of war.
175 merchant seamen died by enemy action.
World War II
1,031,902 male Canadians and 49,963 female Canadians served.
44,927 died and 53,145 were wounded.
8,271 were taken prisoner of war.
1,146 merchant seamen died by enemy action.
Korea
26,791 Canadians served.
516 died and 1,558 were wounded.
33 were taken prisoners of war.
The Gulf War
3,837 male Canadians and 237 female Canadians served.
There were no Canadian casualties during the Gulf War.
No Canadians were taken prisoner during the Gulf War.
Peacekeeping
Over 125 Canadian peacekeepers have died in service to Canada since peacekeeping first began in 1956.
Sources: Department of National Defence; Veterans Affairs Canada. Queries regarding these statistics should be referred to these departments.
