22 Battalion

Summary of Casualties

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Summary of Casualties

killed wounded prisoners of war
Offrs ORs Offrs ORs Offrs ORs TOTAL
Greece 1 13 2 17 2 19 54
Crete 2 60 4 61 4 169 300
Libya, 1941 1 22 3 42 4 6 78
Egypt, 1942 4 53 9 199 13 291 569
Italy 13 113 30 432 3 591
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total 21 261 48 751 23 488 1592

The killed include men who were killed in action or who died of wounds; the prisoners of war include 3 officers and 86 other ranks who were wounded before capture, and 1 officer and 17 other ranks who were killed or died of wounds or sickness while prisoners of war. One officer and 26 other ranks who died on active service are not included.

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Title: 22 Battalion

Author: Henderson, Jim

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1958, Wellington

Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945

This text is the subject of: ‘Something of Them Is Here Recorded’: Official History in New Zealand

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