Losses
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Australian War Memorial
Total Australian losses for World War One.
Officers | Other | Total | |
Killed | 2,862 | 56,468 | 59,330 |
Wounded | 6,304 | 145,867 | 152,171 |
Prisoners | 173 | 3,911 | 4,084 |
Total | 9,339 | 206,246 | 215,585 |
In the 4 years of War approximately 416,809 had joined up and of these 313,814 had embarked for duty overseas. 65% of these were killed or wounded compared to 51% for Britain, 50% for Canada and 59% for New Zealand. Nearly 40% of all Australian males 18 - 44 voluntarily enlisted. One in five or 63,163 died on active service during the war.
Wall of Remembrance at the Australian War Memorial
313,814 embarked from Australia of which approximately 295,000 served on the Western Front. 53,000 died in France and Belgium, 18,000 have no known grave, 152,171 wounded. Between 27 March and 5th October 1918, the AIF made up less than 10 % of British forces but captured 23% of the prisoners, 23.5% of the enemy guns and 21.5% of the ground taken from the Germans.
Total Casualties on the Western Front
Killed | Wounded | Total | |
German and Austrian | 1,500,000 | 3,500,000 | 5,000,000 |
French | 1,250,000 | 4,000,000 | 5,250,000 |
British and Dominions | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 3,000,000 |
Belgium | 44,986 | 90,000 | 134,986 |
Total | 3,794,986 | 9,590,000 | 13,384,986 |
Australian National Memorial, FranceAwards
Awards
Gallipoli Campaign - 9 Victoria Cross recipients.
Western Front Campaign- 52 Victoria Cross recipients.
Palestine Campaign - 1 Victoria Cross recipient.