EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14620, 26 January 1918, Page 6

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

RETURNED MEMBERS

[Unitkd Peess Association<]

Wellington, Jan. 25. A return dealing with officers anc! j men of the- New Zealand Expeditionary j Force -who havo returned to this country has been -furnished to tho Minister of Defence by Base Hecords. The num-! ber of men who had returned by De-i oember 31st was 14,141. Particulars as to what happened to these men are as follows: — ! Officers, n.c.o.'s, and men discharged and gazetted out as at November 30th,1 11,110. •' . ' Officers gazetted out during December' (including two nurses), 19. J N.c.o.'s and men discharged in Dc-i ■-comber (Samoan), 7. Officers, n.c.o.'s, and men returned to ■duty up to November 30th, "1359...

Officers and men returned to duty in December 7; less 4 since discharged, 3.

Officers, n.c.o.'s, and men awaiting return to duty, 31; awaiting disharge, ■299;' under treatment in hospitals, 348 ; in cberaloHcent homes, 1-1-; treated as out-patients, U65; on eick leave, 56; on npecial leave, 37; deceased as at'Wovemher 30th, 50: deserted, 2 : iv prison, 2; total, 14,141.