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Casualties.—Personnel (Including Royal Navy Personnel on Loan) Serving in Royal New Zealand Navy, 3rd September, 1939, to 31st December, 1946

Summary of Navy Casualties 3rd September, 1939, to 31st December, 1946 Total killed in action .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Total killed in air raids .. .. . . . .. 6 Total accidentally killed .. .. .. .. .. .. 104 Total missing, presumed killed .. .. .. .. . . .. 325 Total died of wounds or injuries .. .. .. . . . . 11 Total died of illness, drowned, or suicide .. .. .. 73 Total deaths while prisoner of war .. .. .. .. .. 9 573 Total wounded or injured .. .. .. . j . .... 170 Total interned .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 3 Total prisoners of war (excluding deaths while prisoner of war) .. .54 57 Total .. .... SOU

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Killed in Action. Accidentally Killed. Missing, Presumed Killed. Died of Wounds or Injuries. Died of Illness, Drowned, Suicide. or Wounded or Injured. Total. — Officers. ltatings. Officers. Ratings. Officers. Ratings. Officers. Eatings. Officers. Ratings. Officers. Ratings. Officers. Ratings. to P4 to S3 to P4 to P4 to S3* to P3 to (A to si to P4 to A to S3 to to to S3 to to to S3 to PH to P4 to S3 to to to S3 to to A to S3 to to to S3 to to P4 B.N.Z.N. to A to S3 to pc? to P4 to S3 to to (A to S3 to 1939—September October I 1 2 December 1940 —January February March April May June July .. . August September October November December 1941 —January February March April May June July August September October November December 1942 —January February March April May .. June July August September October November December I 4 ■> I 1 4 1 1 I I 1 2 1 l i 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 7 2 1 4 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 15 3 2 1 2 8 "i 1 5 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 i-i* February March April May June July August 1 1 j 13 * I I 1 •> 3 4 1 12 10 I 1 3 3 8 2 2 19 35f 1 3 October November December 1 It 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 February 1 1 1 1 April May June July August September 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i l i 1 i November December 1945 —January February March April May June July .. 1 1 1 2 1 1 l i I >■ AugUsti . . . . September 1 I 2 November December 1946 —January February March .. April May June July August September October November December 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Totals 2 9 J 14 i 1 13 2 2 2 l 2 8 2 38 l 11 14 49 l 22 29 138 * Japanese bomb on " Achilles." t " Leander' at Kula Gulf. t W.R.N.Z.S.