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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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