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TOTAL CASUALTIES. THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE. NUMBER TO DATE 6138. The official estimate of the total New Zealand casualties to date (up to and including lists yesterday) is 6138. Of these 91b" officers and men have been killed in action, 394 died of wounds. -344 are missing, 4284 have been wounded, and 1 is a prisoner ol war. The actual totals are as follow.: Officers. .Men. Totol. Killed .n action ... 61) 856 916 Died of wounds ... 18 375 393 Missing ... -13 529 544 Wounded .. ... 201 4083 4284 Prisoner ••■ •■ ~~ Totals 294 5844 6138 FN IT TOTALS. Officers. -Men. Total. Headquarters 7 11 18 Auckland MR. ... 27 349 376 Wellington M.R. ... 32 302 334 Canterburv M.R. ... 23/252 270 Otago M.R. 18 201 219 Artillerv Brigade ... 5 1 02 10* Engineers < W ™ Auckland Infantry ... 54 1136 1190 Wellington Infantry ... 43 1333 1376 Canterbury Infantry ... 51* 1060 1111 Otago' Infantry 47 102-1- 1071 Army Service Corps ... Divisional Train ... Field Ambulance ... 2 38 40 Div. Signal Co. ... —2 2 British' Section ... Veterinary Corps ... ' 1 From the above it will be noticed that the Infantry Brigade has been the heaviest loser, suffering no less than 4748 of the total casualties, or more than the Brigade's original strength. The Mounted Rifles Brigade and Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment have also lost heavily, their total casualties being 1204. Of the various! units the Wellington Infantry Battalion has had the 'greatest losses, totalling 1376 officers and men.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 16, 17 September 1915, Page 6
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238New Zealand Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 16, 17 September 1915, Page 6
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