Australian military statistics

Australian casualties in the First and Second World Wars:
a statistical comparison

Chart comparing the cause of deaths between WW1 & WW2

Cause of death First World War Second World War
Battle-related deaths 53,993 19,235
Non-battle deaths 7,727 20,194
Wounded in action 137,013 23,477
Gassed 16,496 0
Prisoners of war 3,647 28,756
Prisoner-of-war deaths 109 8,031