New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy

NZMC Casualties

NZMC Casualties

The Medical Corps casualties in killed, wounded, and prisoners of war were:

Killed in Action and Died of Wounds Offrs OR s Wounded Offrs OR s Prisoners of War Offrs OR s Total
4 Fd Amb 6 1 6 4 1 18
5 Fd Amb 3 1 6 7 81 98
6 Fd Amb 1 2 5 86 94
4 Fd Hyg Sec 17 17
RMOs 1 * 1 * 2
—— —— —— —— —— —— ——
1 9 3 14 17 185 229

Casualties among the ASC attached were 2 officers and 108 other ranks, mostly prisoners of war.

As prisoners of war, 43.8 per cent of the strength of the field medical units was lost to the New Zealand Division.