Deaths as a result of service with Australian units
There are a number of sources from which casualty statistics can be drawn. The figures below, the number of deaths as a result of service with Australian units, are derived from the Roll of Honour.
Questions of eligibility for the Roll of Honour are determined solely by the Memorial’s Council, and have been considered many times over the years by Council and before it by the Memorial’s Board. When a name has been approved by Council as eligible for addition to the Roll of Honour for a current conflict, that name is added on Remembrance Day each year.
| Conflict | Dates of conflict[1] | Number of deaths |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1860–61 | Nil |
| Sudan | 1885 | 9 |
| South Africa | 11 October 1899 to 31 May 1902 | 593 |
| China | 6 August 1900 to 25 April 1901 | 6 |
| First World War | 4 August 1914 to 31 March 1921 | 61,678 |
| Second World War | 3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947 | 39,657 |
| Australia (North Queensland Coast, bomb and mine clearance) | 1947–50 | 4 |
| Japan (British Commonwealth Occupation Force) | 1945-52 | 43 |
| Papua and New Guinea | 1947-75 | 13 |
| Middle East (UNTSO; Operation Paladin) | 1948 | 1 |
| Berlin Airlift | 1948-49 | 1 |
| Malayan Emergency | 16 June 1948 to 31 July 1960 | 39 |
| Kashmir (United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan) |
1948-85 | 1 |
| Korean War | 27 June 1950 to 27 July 1953 | 340 |
| Malta | 1952-55 | 3 |
| Korean War (Post-Armistice service - ceasefire monitoring) | 1953-57 | 16 |
| Southeast Asia (SEATO) | 1955-75 | 12 |
| Indonesian Confrontation | 24 December 1962 to 11 August 1966 | 22 |
| Malay Peninsula | 19 February 1964 to 11 August 1966 | 2 |
| Vietnam War | 3 August 1962 to 29 April 1975 | 523 |
| Thailand | 25 June 1965 to 31 August 1968 | 2 |
| Irian Jaya Operation Cenderawasih) | 1976-81 | 1 |
| Western Sahara (MINURSO) | 1991-94 | 1 |
| Somalia | 20 October 1992 to 30 November 1994 | 1 |
| Border Protection | 1997 - | 4 |
| Bougainville | 1997-2003 | 1 |
| East Timor (Operations Faber to Citadel) | 1999 to 2003 | 3 |
| East Timor (Operations Spire to Astute) | 2004-2013 | 2 |
| Afghanistan | 11 October 2001 to 8 October 2021 | 47[2] |
| Iraq | 16 July 2003 to 14 December 2013 | 4 |
| Solomon Island (RAMSI - Operation Anode) | 2003-13 | 1 |
| Indonesia (Operation Sumatra Assist) | 2005 | 9 |
| Fiji | 2006 | 2 |
| Greater Middle East | 2014 - | 3 |
| Total |
103,021 |
- ^ Dates for Roll of Honour eligibility purposes
- ^ The figures for current conflicts do not necessarily correlate with the details of the Roll of Honour as the Roll is updated on Remembrance Day.