N Z. CASUALTIES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14700, 3 September 1915, Page 8

N Z. CASUALTIES.

The table following sets out in.detail, approximately, the total number of N.Z. casualties that have been reported since the operations in the Dardanelles began. Oil July 20 last the casualties numbered 3206, which, when compared with:, the present total, show that practically two-thirds of the casualties have taken place in the last forty days. KILLED AND DIED OF WOUNDS. Officers. Men. Wellington Battalion 13 '225 Auckland Battalion 15 172 Canterbury Battalion ... ... 10 220' Otago Battalion ... 11. 186 7 Wellington Mounted ... 7 71 Auckland Mounted 8 ’ 92 Canterbury Mounted ......... 3 59 Otago Mounted v ... ... 5 46 Engineers i *. • 26 Artillery ... ... 1 17 , Ambulance and Medical Corps ••• 2 6' Divisional Train ... 1 Divisional Signallers .■ British Section ... ' 2 Divisional Headquarters ... Army Service Corps '.. ... Maori Contingent” ... 75 11JS Total —1223. WOUNDED AND MISSING. Officers. Men. Wellington Battalion 29 676 Auckland Battalion 27 802 Canterbury Battalion 34 734 Otago Battalion 32 692 Wellington Mounted 6 188''Auckland Mounted • 7 ... 10 220 Canterbury Mounted ... ... 11 140 Otago Mounted 5 137 Engineers 6 103 Artillery 2 78 Ambulance ... ... 1 23 ' Divisional Train .• Divisional Signallers British Section ... 1 Divisional Headquarters ... 4 8 ■•Army Service Corps —• H Maori Contingent 7 .: N.Z. Staff 1 Headquarters, Mid. Div. ... 1 1 ; ,169 3886, Total—4oss. DEATHS FROM DISEASE. ' Officers Men. Total of all units SUMMARY. Officers. Men. Killed and Died of wounds... 75' 1148 Deaths from d’seaso ... ...' 84 Wounded and Missing ...... 169 3886 ■ 244 5118 Grand Total —5362. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES ■» THE 72nd LIST. SYDNEY. September 2. Tlic 72ud list includes: Killed in Action. One officer - and .143. men including W. H. Lceche. Died of Wounds. Two officers and 75" men including Laiice-Corpgral McGill. ' Died of Illness. . Two officers and nine men. Wounded. Four officers and 190 men, including Corporal ]!. Wynyard and Bugler E. Linglcy (the latter in hospital in London!, Driver R. W. Dobbinaon (in. hospital at Ghezivcli). Eighty men arP; missing. J. K. Miller, previously reported ill, is out of danger. J. Sheehan, previously' reported wounded, has tetiirned to dutyAll those named are New Zealanders.