Military history of Australia
Military statistics

Military history of Australia

Section Title: Military statistics
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Conflict	Date	Number enlisted	Killed	Wounded	Prisoners of war	Notes

New Zealand	1860–61	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	1900–01	560 in NSW, SA and VIC colonial naval contingents	6	Unknown	Nil

First World War	1914–18	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	1918–19	100–150 in NREF and NRRF 48 in Dunsterforce Crew of HMAS Swan	10	40	Nil

Second World War	1939–45	727,200 in 2nd AIF and Militia 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) Total: 30,560

Post-war mine clearance (Northern Queensland coast and New Guinea)	1947–50	4

Japan (British Commonwealth Occupation Force)	1947–1952	16,000	3

Papua New Guinea	1947–1975	13

Middle East (UNTSO)	1948–present	1

Berlin Airlift	1948–1949	1

Malayan Emergency	1948–60	7,000 in Army	39	20	Nil

Kashmir	1948–1985	1

Korean War	1950–53	10,657 in Army 4,507 in RAN 2,000 in RAAF Total: 17,164	340	1,216	29 (1 died in captivity)

Malta	1952–1955	3

Korea (Post-armistice)	1953–1957	16

South-East Asia (SEATO)	1955–1975	6

Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation	1962–66	3,500 in Army	16	9	Nil

Malay Peninsula	1964–1966	2

Vietnam War	1962–73	42,700 in Army 2,825 in RAN 4,443 in RAAF Total: 49,968	521	2,398	Nil

Thailand	1965–1968	2

Irian Jaya (Operation Cenderawasih)	1976–1981	1

Gulf War	1991	750	Nil	Nil	Nil

Western Sahara (MINURSO)	1991–1994	1

Somalia	1992–94	1,480	1	Nil

Bougainville	1997–2003	3,500	1

East Timor	1999–2013	> 40,000	4	Nil

Afghanistan	2001–present	> 26,000	41	256	Nil

Iraq	2003–11	17,000	3	27	Nil

Solomon Islands	2003–2013	7,270	1

Fiji	2006	2

Total	~ 102,930	~ 226,060	~ 34,733

Note: In addition, approximately another 3,100 Australians died in various conflicts, serving in either British or other Commonwealth or Allied forces, or the Merchant Navy, or were civilians working with philanthropic organisations, official war correspondents, photographers, or artists.

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