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SUMMARY Total Strengths in the New Zealand Armed Services, 3rd September, 1939, to 31st December, 1946

Total Casualties in the New Zealand Armed Services and Mercantile Marine as at 31st December, 1946

Figures shown in parentheses indicate 2 IST.Z.E.F. (Japan).

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Note.—New Zealand Auxiliary Patrol Service and Home Guard are not included. Navy. Army. Air Force. Total. Navy. Army. Air Force. Total. 1939—September 1,320 18,000 1,486 20,806 1943 —-January 7,468 109,623 31,477 148,568 October 1,443 23,700 2,103 27,246 February 7,552 106,238 32,291 146,081 November 1,495 23,700 2,468 27,663 March .. 7,657 104,087 33,777 145,521 December 1,572 24,300 2,992 28,864 April .. 7,822 101,656 35,334 144,812 May 8,019 93,741 36,700 138,460 June .. 8,228 91,962 37,800 137,990 July .. 8,460 88,815 38,714 135,989 August 8,417 92,107 39,522 140,046 1940 —January 1,654 28,800 3,398 33,852 September 8,646 88,852 40,709 138,207 February 1,711 28,750 3,584 34,045 October 8,749 87,001 40,893 136,643 March .. 1,791 29,300 3,808 34,899 November 9,090 86,815 41,012 136,917 April .. 1,799 29,800 4,066 35,665 December 9,497 81,153 41,062 131,712 May .. 2,497 36,054 4,278 42,829 June .. 2,588 38,532 4,646 45,766 1944—January 9,697 73,230 41,311 124,238 July .. 2,657 41,918 5,381 49,956 February 10,011 75,458 41,184 126,653 August 2,796 41,475 5,847 50,118 March .. 10,018 72,662 41,595 124,275 September 2,917 56,204 6,379 65,500 * April .. 10,167 71,012 41,701 122,880 October 3,005 56,087 6,810 65,902 May .. 10,358 71,580 41,907 123,845 November 3,174 57,751 7,485 68,410 June .. 10,321 63,672 41,535 115,528 December 3,320 61,217 8,336 72,873 July .. 10,377 61,298 41,299 112,974 August 10,437 61,325 40,712 112,474 September 10,494 53,101 38,805 102,400 October 10,489 51,070 37,379 98,938 1941—January 3,410 72,986 9,009 85,405 November 10,482 51,717 36,190 98,389 February 3,457 72,095 9,483 85,035 December 10,423 51,986 35,491 97 March .. 3,579 75,148 10,213 88,940 April .. 3,813 73,741 10,691 88,245 1945—January 10,421 52,299 36,313 99,033 May .. 4,155 79,639 11,281 95,075 February 10,307 51,898 35,109 97,314 June .. 4,183 78,089 11,951 94,223 March .. 10,412 46,698 35,004 92,114 July .. 4,239 82,339 12,567 99,145 April .. 10,449 45,614 34,468 90,531 August 4,392 82,535 13,127 100,054 May 10,459 55,217 33,566 99,242 September 4,712 80,740 13,770 99,222 June .. 10,550 53,156 33,457 97,163 October 4,824 88,569 14,407 107,800 July .. 10,557 , 51,144 33,155 94,856 November 4,988 91,909 15,265 112,162 > August 10,466 40,942 31,578 82,986 December 4,910 88,311 15,913 109,134 September 10,344 34,128 23,342 67,814 October 8,819 29,217 19,841 57,877 November 7,105 24,887 15,505 47,497 December 7,427 24,321 12,228 43,976 1942—January 5,253 94,311 16,679 116,243 1946 —January 6,626 13,367 10,166 30,159 February 5,323 104,781 17,466 127,570 February 5,544 12,200 8,100 25,844 March .. 5,605 109,389 18,228 133,222 March .. 4,528 14,129 6,918 25,575 April .. 5,421 111,072 18,824 135,317 April .. 3,917 14,740 6,344 25,001 May .. 5,621 117,854 21,053 144,528 May .. 3,159 12,801 6,127 22,087 June .. 5,762 122,017 21,616 149,395 June .. 2,864 13,841 5,502 22,207 July 6,110 124,773 23,666 154,549 July .. 2,461 8,396 5,300 16,157 August 6,307 115,426 25,088 146,821 August 2,250 8,617 5,356 16,223 September 6,650 113,438 26,304 146,392 September 2,061 8,157 5,080 15,298 October 6,950 114,014 28,070 149,034 October 1,791 7,806 4,804 14,401 November 7,008 111,715 29,025 147,748 November 1,893 7,721 4,671 14,285 December 7,284 99,251 30,262 136,797 December 1,834 7,492 4,507 13,833

V Deaths (Including Died as Prisoner of War). Wounded and Injured. Prisoners of War. Wounded and taken Prisoner of War. Interned. Missing. Total. Navy 573 170 54 3 800 Army 6,793 (11) 15,324 6,644 1^219 46 30,026 (11) Air Force 4,149 255 520 32 23 4,979 Mercantile Marine 110 123 233 11,625 (11) 15,749 7,218 1,251 149 46 36,038 (11)