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Frequently asked questions about Australian military statistics

Please note that discrepancies can occur between figures drawn from various sources. This can occur because different sources were used to compile the statistics and different criteria were sometimes applied to figures collected at various times by various bodies.

• Enlistment statistics and standards
• Deaths as a result of service with Australian units, 1860 - the present

First World War

• Campaign casualty statistics (Australia)
• Gallipoli: Australian fatalities month by month
• Numbers of British honours and decorations awarded to officers, nurses and other ranks of the Australian Imperial Force
• Victoria Crosses awarded to Australians at Gallipoli
• Recruiting marches, routes and statistics

Second World War

• Prisoner-of-war numbers and places where Australians were captured by the Japanese
• Air raids on Australian mainland
• Australian War Memorial Christmas books – production numbers

Korean War

• Types and numbers of British and foreign awards to Australians

Vietnam War

• Australian casualties in the Vietnam War, 1962–72

External websites

• ADFA library – defence and strategic studies, reference resources, sources of worldwide military statistics and order-of-battle information