THE WORLD-WAR

Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1919, Page 3

THE WORLD-WAR

NEW ZEALAND 3 FORCES,

TOTAL WASTAGE, 52,768

TOTAL DEATHS. 16,809

The official return, just to hand, with regard to the provision and maintenance of the New Zpalami Expeditionary Forces during the world war, shows that the total number oi’ men mobilised in camp was 124,211 3 7036 of these being

for home service. The actual number sent away on active service, including the Samoan contingent, was 100,444. Tile total number of voluntary recruits was 91,941, while 32,270 were sent into camp under the Military Service Act. The total number called up under that Act was 135,184, and of these 0732 were still under orders to proceed to camp when thp Armistice was signed. The 100,444 troops sent abroad are classified as under :

Main New Zealand Expeditionary Force 92,860 Samoan Expeditionary Force ... 2,079 Maori Expeditionary Force .... 2,688 Engineer Tunnelling Coy 905 Wireless Troop 178 Imperial Reseryistjs 211 Navg| Ranks and Ratings 349 N-Z. Contingent raised in U.K. 240 Royal Flying Corps 192 Naval Auxiliary Patrol 190 Postal and Audit Officials 2 X.Z. Army Nursing 'Service ... 550

Total seat abroad 100,444 There were in training in the New Zealand camps for active service at the date of the Armistice 9924 men, besides 3,333 then employed tin home service. In addition, 3370 New Zealanders are known to be enlisted abroad—l 279 in the British Forces and 2091 in the Australian Forces. The total number of British honours and awards bestowed on officers, 1i.0.0.’s and men belonging t<> or serving with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force up to October 31st, 1918 was 4234 and the number of foreign decorations was 100, making a. grand total of 4389. Wastage of forces. The total wastage of men on active service was 41,435, the actual losses sustained by the New Zealand Expeditionary Force from one cause or another being stated as follows: Killed and Died 16,302

Missing Prisoners 356 Discharged in New Zealand 20,721 In N.Z. nofc yet discharged 3,294 Discharged in United Kingdom .. <678 Total „ 41,435 loss sustained by tlio forces while the men were undergoing training while in tlio Dominion was 11,333, the details being as under: Died. Dsrts. Disclirgd

Totals ... 507 575 10.251 Total Wastages N.Z. Camps 11.333 ... The last table does not include the men in the Cl Camp. The total wastage of lit men, both while training in New Zealand and while serving abroad, was -thus 52,768, or nearly 50 per cent of the troops mobideiul, of whom 16,302 died abroad and 507 ’in New Zealand camps. Of this 507. more than half, namely 290—-died in 1918; and of these no fewer than 2(38 succumbed to the recent influenza epidemic.

1914 (i — 232 191.1 61 71 1218 1916 . 101 164 3019 l'.'i 7 •16 177 3483 1918 . ‘JSK1 160 . 2219