# The War Pensions (Mercantile Marine) Scheme 1964, Paragraph 1


A war injury is a physical injury—
(a) caused by—
(i) the discharge of any missile (including liquids and gas); or
(ii) the use of any weapon, explosive or other noxious thing; or
(iii) the doing of any other injurious act;
either by the enemy or in combating the enemy or in repelling an imagined attack by the enemy; or
(b) caused by the impact on any person or property of any enemy aircraft, or any aircraft belonging to, or held by any person on behalf of or for the benefit of, Her Majesty or any allied power, or any part of, or anything dropped from, any such aircraft.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1964/2058/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/war-pensions-mercantile-marine-scheme-1964/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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