Military History of Australia - Military Statistics

Military Statistics

Conflict Date Number enlisted Killed Wounded Prisoners of War Notes
New Zealand 1860–1861 Crew of HMVS Victoria
2,500 in Waikato Regiments		 1
<20		 Nil
Unknown		 Nil
Sudan 1885 770 in NSW Contingent 9 3 Nil
South Africa 1899–1902 16,463 in Colonial and Commonwealth contingents 589 538 100
China 1900–1901 560 in NSW, SA and VIC colonial naval contingents 6 Unknown Nil
First World War 1914–1918 416,809 enlisted in AIF (includes AFC)
324,000 AIF members served overseas
9,000 in RAN

Total: 425,809		 61,511 155,000 4,044
(397 died in captivity)
Russian Civil War 1918–1919 100–150 in NREF and NRRF
48 in Dunsterforce
Crew of HMAS Swan		 10 40 Nil
Second World War 1939–1945 727,200 in 2nd AIF and Milita
48,900 in RAN
216,900 in RAAF

Total: 993,000		 39,761 66,553 8,184 (against Germany and Italy)
22,376 (against Japan)
(8,031 died in captivity)
Malayan Emergency 1948–1960 7,000 in Army 39 20 Nil
Korean War 1950–1953 10,657 in Army
4,507 in RAN
2,000 in RAAF

Total: 17,164		 340 1,216 29
(1 died in captivity)
Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation 1962–1966 3,500 in Army 16 9 Nil
Vietnam War 1962–1973 42,700 in Army
2,825 in RAN
4,443 in RAAF

Total: 49,968		 521 2,398 Nil
Gulf War 1991 750 Nil Nil Nil
Somalia 1992–1994 1,480 1 Nil
East Timor 1999–present 4 Nil
Afghanistan 2001–present 39 242 Nil
Iraq 2003–2011 17,000 3 27 Nil
Total 102,844 225,859 34,730

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