THE DARDANELLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1915, Page 6

THE DARDANELLES.

THE CASUALTY LISTS, NEW ZEALAND'S LOSSES. TOTAL OVER 8000. In the circumstances under which the New Zealanders have been fighting in Gallipoli, it is not surprising that the casualties have been heavy. In the first five weeks of the campaign the casualties in the New Zealand division, which landed 85'43 strong, were 4250. According to the 252 official casualty lists issued by the New Zealand Government the number of officers and men killed, wounded and missing to date is approximately 8023. The details of the killed and wounded, which total 7371, are as follows: \

In addition to the above, 22 officers and 630 non-commissioned officers and men have been reported "missing." A number of these have been stated to be prisoners of war at Constantinople. The British transports Southland and Marquette were torpedoed by submarines in the Aegean Sea. About half-a-dozen New Zealanders in the Southland lost their lives. Ten New Zealand "ifurses, who were in the Marquette, were drowned. The Southland was beached after being torpedoed.

THE BRITISH LOSSES. 106,310 KILLED AND WOUNDED The following return of the British killed and wounded in the Mediterranean theatre of operations was published at the beginning of this month: Officers. Men. Tatal. Killed 1504 21,531 23,036 Wounded ... 2560 70,148 72,708 Missing ~,, 356 10,211 10,567 Grand total 106,310 THE AUSTRALIAN LIST. TOTAL OF 33,510.

Officers. Men. Wound Wound1 Killed . ed. Killed ed. Jloadqua iters .. 1 7 '■ 3 13 Auckland M.R. .. 10 10 182 322 Wellington M.R. 13 15 133 346 Canterbury M.R. 10, 15 142 294 Otago M.R 8 11 101 281 Artillery ...... 2 7 52 185 1 6 66 191 Auckland Inf. .'. 17 38 ' 229 872 Wellington Inf. 14 30 287 810 Canterbury Inf. 14 40 316 839 Otago Infantry .9 31 245 798 Rifle Brigade ... — 1 _. — 6 50 159 Veterinary Corps — * :— 6 2 Army Service C. f 1 12 37 Ambulance .... 2 1 25 43 Nursing Service — — 10 — Total. .... 102 217 1860 5192

The total Australian casualties to trie beginning of December were as follows: Officers. Men. Total. Killed 314 5,627 5,041 Wounded ... 455 13.472 13,927 1,619 1,643 Sick 514 11,485 11,999 Totals ,, 1307 32,203 33,510