WAR CASUALTIES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 227, 24 August 1945, Page 4

WAR CASUALTIES

SERVICE ANALYSIS.

ARMY AND AIR FORCE

WELLINGTON, Aug. 24. An analysis of the casualties in tlio New Zealand Expeditionary i'orce and in the Royal New Zealand Air Force is given in the annual repoita of the General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Forces (Lieutenant-Gen-eral E. Puttick) and the Chief ot the Air Staff (Air Vice-Marshal L. M. Isitt)', respectively, which were presented in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Army casualties from the outbreak of war to May 31 last total 33,013, and the overseas casualties in the Air * orce to March 31 of this year total 3998. Aircraft accidents in New Zealand up to the same date accounted for 260 deaths, motor and other non-flying accidents were responsible for 46 deaths, and 73 died from natural causes, a total of 384 deaths in New Zealand since the outbreak of war. Casualties in tho Military Forces up to May 31, 1945, were as follow: Unit-

Overseas casualties to New Zealand airmen from the outbreak of war to March 31 last and for the year ended that date were as follow : —- Figures

tin addition, 91 had been reported seriously ill/injured and remained on the list at March 31, 1945. Of the total of 3998 casualties, 3648 were to R.N.Z.A.F. personnel and 350 to New Zealanders serving with the R.A.F. at the outbreak of war.

Killed in action ... Died of wounds, etc. Dcatlis due to accident Died of sickness ... Prisoners of war .. Missing Wounded Middle East 4033 1791 268 _ 242 8181 340 17,683 ed King- Paci dom fic 2 95 1 41 10 43 8 32 — 7 . — 2 3 231 Total 4130 1833 321 282 8183 342 17,917 ' 32,538 24 451 33,013

Total to for March 31 Year Killed or presumed dead 2875 665 Missing believed killed ... Missing : fix — Pris. of war or interned 5U9 45 162 64