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ROLL OF HONOUR • ♦. . * NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. CASUALTY LIST AND PROCRESS REPORT. The Defence Department has issued the .following:— - ; FIT FOR DUTY. WELLINGTON BATTALION. Lieut.. R. F. Gambrill (at base, Cairo). CONVALESCENT. AUCKLAND MOUNTED. Trooper W. R. Harrison Trooper W. C. Roberts WELLINGTON MOUNTED. Trooper F. J. Moore Trooper R. C. Patterson Trooper M. Smith CANTERBURY MOUNTED. Trooper C. Fen-aW Trooper T. S. Jbynt OTAGO MOUNTED. Trooper T. Lyons . Trooper F. E. Miller Trooper A. J. P. Hawkins Trooper R. Hay • ARMY SERVICE CORPS. Corporal R. Clarke ... . Private W. L. Scott ' MEDICAL CORPS. Corporal L. D. Hoggett FD3LD ARTDLLERY. Gunner J. E. Johnson Gunner J. . Meaney Gunner L. M. Pearson FIELD ENGINEERS. Sapper G. H. Buckingham Sapper F. W. Clifford Sapper W. H. Ford AUCKLAND BATTALION. Private R. Barron WELLINGTON BATTALION. Private R. Morcoch Private W. Rugg' CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private P. M. Darcy-Irvine Private D. Taylor OTAGO BATTALION. Private B. Drake . j Private V. McNabb i Private W. F. Smyth N.Z. RIFLE BRIGADE. Rifleman W. G. Angus Rifleman J. G. Christopher Lance-Corporal J. G. Craster Rifleman A. Gordon Glassford Rifleman L. O. Gobhard Rifleman J. P. McNeil Rifleman G. HendeTson KILLED IN ACTION. MAORI CONTINGENT. Private Nepia Ratima. .(August 7th) DANGEROUSLY ILL. MAORI CONTINGENT. , Private N. W. Mangava (pleurisy ; at . St. Andrew's 1 Hospital, Malta;. ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL. BOMBAY PRESIDENCY HOSPITAL, ALEXANDRIA. Field Artillery. — Gunner E. Burns (rheumatism). NEW ZEALAND'S TOTAL. 8033 TO DECEMBER 21st. AN OFFICIAL SUMMARY. BY TELEGRAPH — PEE PEESS ASSOCIATION WELLINGTON, December 27. An official summary of the casualties to -the New Zealand Expeditionary Force up to and including the lists issued on December 21st gives a total of 8033 } the details being as under : — Other Officers! ranks. Total. ] Killed in action 65 1034 1099 Died of wounds 21 515 536 Died of disease ....... 9 254 263' Died, cause unknown — 2 2 Drowned 10 22 32 Missing '22 636 658 Prisoners of war ...... — 23 23 Wounded 216 5204 5420 Totals '. 343 7690 8033 The approximate losses of the various units in killed in action, died from various causes, woundedj missing, and prisoners are as follows : Total Unit. Casualties. Headquarters 25 Auckland Mounted Rifles .. 517 Wellington Mounted Rifles 510 . Canterbury Mounted Rifles 545 Otago Mounted Rifles 393 Artillery Brigade 230 Engineers 259 Auckland Battalion 1360 Wellington Battalion ( 1521 I Canterbury Battalion' 1295 Otago Battalion • 1297 Veterinary Corps :........... 8 Army Service Corps ; 15 Divisional Train .36 Field Ambulance 126 Divisional Signalling Co. . 2 Rifle Brigade ..........'. 2 British Section 15 Army Nursing Service 20 Maori Contingent 203 It will be noticed that much greater proportion of casualties was suffered by . the Mounted Rifles and Infantry Brigades j than by other units© ; -* .0* If you want a good suit for Xmas, get your mother to call at C. Smith 's, Ltd., the wholesale clothiers for they have a splendid lot of boys and youths sports and military suits in the newest cuts, the prices are reasonable for good clothing, 1/- in the £ discount foT cash. Parcels sent post free to all B. DJxon's Toy Bazaar is worth a vis it of inspection. The largest stocks and the lowest prices in town are here. Come in early and secure c-e picK. Hight -p^osite the Public Trust Office.— Advt. The latest Colonial Libraries, price 3/6, posted 3/10. "Heart of the Sunset," by Bex Beach; "'Hie Gates of Silence/ by Lindsay Russell; "Shorty McCabe on the Job/ bySewell Ford; "Nesbit's Compact," by Paul Trent; "Miss Billy's Decision/ by Porter; "The Eternal Triangle/ by : Lindsay Eussell; "The Lone Star BangeT," by Zane Greyj "Lord Roberts," by Capt. Owen Wheelerj procurable at B. DixCU's, Tainui Street.— -Advt.