Australian fatalities at Gallipoli
By month for the Dardanelles (Gallipoli) campaign approximate (April 25, 1915 to January 8, 1916).
MONTH | KILLED IN ACTION | DIED OF WOUNDS | DIED OF DISEASE | TOTAL DEATHS |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 25-30 | 643 | 203 | 14 | 860 |
May | 1805 | 469 | 24 | 2,298 |
June | 265 | 199 | 9 | 473 |
July | 143 | 113 | 46 | 302 |
August | 2,054 | 532 | 80 | 2,666 |
September | 145 | 163 | 91 | 399 |
October | 82 | 84 | 115 | 281 |
November | 295 | 184 | 120 | 599 |
December | 50 | 46 | 124 | 220 |
January 1916 | 0 | 19 | 42 | 61 |
Totals | 5,482 | 2,012 | 665 | 8,159 |
(8,709*) |
*A revised estimate, dated January 26, 1919, in the same book gives the total number of Australians killed as 8,709. This larger figure is the accepted official estimate of the total number killed. In all 61,522 Australians lost their lives in the First World War.
As well, an estimated total of 664 Australian officers and 17,260 men were wounded. According to the official history, 70 Australians were captured on Gallipoli.
Sources
Statistics of the Military effort of the British Empire during the Great War, 1914-1920, HMSO, London, 1922