BIC WAR FIGURES.
NEW ZEALAND’S CONTRIBUTION. OUR TOTAL CASUALTIES. A Teturn received by the Minister of Defence shows that at the end of May 56,787 New Zealand soldiers had returned -to the Dominion. A futrber 3266 returned during June, making a total of 60,053. Of these the number gazetted out or discharged was 51,578; returned to duty, 1603; awaiting discharge, 3048; awaiting return to duty, 61; under treatment in hospital, 997; in convalescent homes, 301; under treatment as out-patients, 2054. A summary of the war casualties to 14th July gives the following information: Officers wounded, 1662; officers died, 742. Other ranks wounded, 38,346; other ranks died, 15,409; other ranks missing, 1. Grand total, 56,160.
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Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 28 July 1919, Page 4
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114BIC WAR FIGURES. Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 28 July 1919, Page 4
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