Battle for Egypt

Appendix III

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Appendix III

The following casualties were sustained by 2 NZ Division during the period June to August 1942 inclusive:

	Killed & Died of Wounds		Wounded		Prisoners (incl Wounded & PW)		TOTALS
INFANTRY	Offrs	ORs	Offrs	ORs	Offrs	ORs	Offrs	ORs
4 Brigade	13	161	23	409	34	520	70	1090
5 Brigade	17	202	39	488	16	410	72	1100
6 Brigade	16	115	14	223	33	484	63	822
TOTAL	46	478	76	1120	83	1414	205	3012
Artillery	13	141	26	456	13	67	52	664
MG Battalion	2	27	1	85	4	80	7	192
Engineers	1	39	7	69	3	23	11	131
Signals	3	20	2	35	2	38	7	93
NZASC	–	38	4	70	–	14	4	122
Divisional Cavalry	2	4	1	15	–	8	3	27
Miscellaneous	1	7	5	43	2	25	8	75
TOTAL	68	754	122	1893	107	1669	297	4316

(Note: One hundred and twenty of the prisoners, mainly men from 6 Brigade taken at El Mreir, lost their lives when the Nino Bixio, carrying them from North Africa to Europe, was torpedoed and sunk on 17 August 1942.)

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