TOTAL CASUALTIES
New Zealanders Overseas The New Zealand casualties overseas. officially listed since the start of he campaigns in Greece and Crete in April, 1940, and the inter fighting in Libya, have numbered approximately 10,789 killed, wounded, prisoners and missing, of which the number of killed is given as 1513. Of :hese over GOOO have been .stated to be prisoners and missing, but the recent news that over
700 New Zealand prisoners of war were released at the., taking of Bardia will bring about a substantial reduction. though some of the released men will be transferred to the wounded listThe official list as it. stands rill the details of the Bardia released prisoners come to hand is: —
Libya. Balkans Totals. Killed .. .. 774 739 1513 Wounded . . 1641 1599 3240 Missing . . 1653 815 2468 Prisoners 37 3531 3568 — — — 4105 6684 10.789
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Camp News, Volume 3, Issue 105, 16 January 1942, Page 5
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139TOTAL CASUALTIES Camp News, Volume 3, Issue 105, 16 January 1942, Page 5
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