Centenary of the Great War

June 4 2019 - 6:00pm
THEY"RE BACK: Long after wars end, troops would still be returning to loved ones in Australia. Photo: Courtesy of Juan Mahony
THEY"RE BACK: Long after wars end, troops would still be returning to loved ones in Australia. Photo: Courtesy of Juan Mahony

Newcastle Morning Herald Transcriptions for    June 2-8, 1919.

AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES

The Defence authorities on Sunday issued a table of casualties sustained by the Australian Imperial Force while on active service. This shows that 58,838 men were killed and 166,809 were wounded, while 87,137 were sick. The total casualties were 313,032.

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