Wounded

Casualties Among

Territorians

Their Contribution To

Aif

DURING' World War 11, 20 officers and 111 men of other ranks, who had enlisted in the Australian forces from New Guinea, were casualties—and of that total of 131, no less than 89 lost their lives.

Of the men who enlisted from Papua, 20 were casualties; and, of these, 17 —a very high proportion—were killed.

Details kindly supplied by the Secre tary of the Australian Department of the Army are as follows:

New Guinea Enlistments

The foregoing is not a complete list.

Many men from both Territories, when they enlisted in Australia gave an Aus tralian address and, when they became casualties, were not identified as Terri tories men.

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Other

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Middle East 3 — 2 2 11 2 16 Malaya .. — 4 — 1 — 1 — 6 NG-Papua . 8 5 3 6 6 20 17 31 Ambon . — — — 3 — 3 Bougainville — — — 2 — 2 — 4 New Britain — 46 • — 46 New Ireland 1 — 1 Elsewhere . 1 1 — Australia .. — — — 4 — — — 4 Total . •• 9 59 3 18 8 34 20 111

Papua Enlistments

Middle East — 1 — 1 Malaya .. — 1 — — — — — 1 NG-Papua . 5 4 1 3 — 2 6 9 Bougoinville 1 — 1 New Britain — 1 — 1 — — — 2

, Total .

5 7 1 4 - 3 6 14