WAR LOSSES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1961, 5 April 1919, Page 4

WAR LOSSES.

THE NATIONS’ CASUALTIES,

FIGURES TO NOVEMBER

Mr George S. Trevor, formerly a lieutenant in the History Section of the United States Army, has pre 4 pared the accompanying tables with a note in which lie says; “In view of the public interest in casualty lists, as evidenced by the great number of more or less official statistics which are being printed daily, I am sending you what I believe to be the most complete and accurate casualty figures which have so far appeared.” Corrected to November, 1918. No record of Prisoners included. and died of Power. Wounds. Wounded. German v 2,015,000 5,300,000 Russia ' 1,350,000 3,450,000 Austria 1,100.000 3,220,000 France 1.180,000 2,910,000 Britain 058,000 2,000.000 Italy 400,000 1,250,000 Turkey 225.000 500,000 Serbia 100,000 300,000 Belgium ft 3,000 200,000 Bulgaria 4(5,000 100,000 Rumania 52,000 145,000 United (States 40,000 150,000 Greece 8,000 20,000 *Killcd include men died of wounds——lml not of disease. At least* 00 per cent, (maybe TO per cent.) of the wounded returned to duly in some capacity. Tin? wounded column includes many men hit more than once. Very slight wounds not catalogued. No prisoners are included in these totals. Russia lost tremendously in prisoners, and, of course, this would increase her total of fighting men put out of action. Most British lists of dead are larger by reason of including deaths from disease.

fThc Belgian losses are unaccuratc —positive information on (bein not obtained: and the American iig- ■ tires arc not exact, and are higher than the numbers officially reported up to (lie middle of December. COMPARISON IN CAMPAIGNS. Alpine Theatre —Halism-Austrian Campaigns. Killed. "Wounded, lltaly -140,000 1,200,000 Austria 420,000 1,200,000 Galician Theatre Campaign. Austria 530.000 1,570.000 Russia 750,000 2,000.000 German- Russian Cam pa ign. (All operations where German troop- formed 80 per cent, of force on Teutonic side.) Germany 300,000 (550,000 Russia 500,000 1,200.000 The West Front. Germany 1.725,0 0 0 4.(500,0 0 0 Fra nee 1,150,000 2.800,000 Britain 5(50,00 0. 1,800,00 0 Belgium 73,000 200,000 United States 10,000 150.000 Total. Allies 1,823,000 4,950.000 Australian 57,000 180,000 Canadian 55,000 151,000 Indium 33,000 (50,000 Caucasian Front —Turkish-Russian Campaign. Turkey 105,000 295,000 Russia 100,000 250.000 Dardanelles cost Britain 32,000 kilted, 38,000 Avouuded. Palestine cost Britain 10,000 kilted, 78,000 wounded, Mesopotamia cost Britain 31,000 killed, 50,000 wounded.