The UK involvement in the Estonian War of Independence was:
ca 30Â 000 personnel
killed in action â 111
15 graves in military cemetery, Tallinn.
1 x grave in cemetery, Kuresaaare.
Prisoners of War â 9 sailors
Total of 238 ships
28 light cruisersÂ
85 destroyersÂ
20 submarinesÂ
1 aircraft carrier
1 monitorÂ
2 minelayers
18 minesweepersÂ
10 coastal motorboatsÂ
4 depot ships
74 cargo shipsÂ
1 fleet auxiliaryÂ
Losses - ships:Â
1 light cruiser (Cassandra)
2 destroyers (Vittoria and Verulam)Â
1 submarine (L55)
2 mine-sweepers (Gentian and Myrtle)
8Â torpedo boatsÂ
3 cargo and auxiliary ships
HMS Cardiff, Rear Admiral Alexander Sinclair’s flagship
HMS Cassandra struck a mine near Saaremaa and sank on 5 December 1918Â
Total of 55 aircraft
Losses â aircraft:Â
3 shot down
14 crashed on landing
20 in other circumstancesÂ
Throughout there was an in-load of armaments, including:Â
20 artillery pieces
693 machine gunsÂ
26,500 rifles
30 million rounds of ammunition
31,000 rounds of artillery ammunition
Vehicles, telephones and other equipment
Military advisorsÂ
Other supplies delivered
Coal, oil and petrol were also deliveredÂ
550 tonnes of wheat were delivered from the UK when Estonia faced hunger
More info on supplies delivered provided in historic documents below
