NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY. WELLINGTON, December 24. The official summary of casualties to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force up to and including the lists issued on December 21 gives a total of 8033. The details are as under:—
JL O tCIIS The approximate losses of the various units in killed in action, died from various causes, wounded, missing, and prisoners are as follow: Total Units. casualties. Headquarters 25 Auckland Mounted 517 Wellington Mounted 510 Canterbury Mounted 545 Otago Mounted 593 Artillery Brigade 230 Engineers ... 259 Auckland Battalion 1360 Wellington Battalion 1521 Canterbury Battalion 1295 Otago Battalion 1297 Veterinary Corps ° Army Service _ Corps 15 Divisional Train 36 Field Ambulance _ 126 Divisional Signalling Corps ... 2 Rifle Brigade 3 British section ... 15 Army Nursing Service 20 Maori Contingent 203 It bo noticed that a much greater * proportion of casualties was suffered by tne mounted rifles and infantry brigades.
unaer; — Officers. Other ranks. Tls. Killed in action 65 1034 1099 Died from wounds 21 515 536 Died from disease 9 254 263 Died from cause unknown • — 2 2 Drowned 10 22 32 Missing . 22 635 658 Prisoners of war — 23 23 Wounded . 216 5204 5420 Totals . 343 7690 8033
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Otago Witness, Issue 3224, 29 December 1915, Page 51
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