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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.