First World War

4 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918
416,809 Personnel enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (including the Australian Flying Corps)
331,781 of these people served overseas. (RAN figures are not available)
The following publication is the source of the statistics quoted here.

Statistics of the Military Effort of the British Empire During the
Great War, 1914 - 1920, London, The War Office. ISBN 0 948130 14 8

Pages 759 - 770 refer to the Australian Involvement in this War.

EMBARKATION OF AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE FROM AUSTRALIA BY ARMS

Unit Total Strength
Infantry 210,981
Machine Guns 4,476
Tunnellers 3,970
Artillery 23,387
Australian Army Medical Corps 12,945
Australian Army Service Corps 9,735
Engineers 9,950
Light Horse 30,365
Veterinary 378
Australian Flying Corps 2,275
Wireless 434
Cyclists 570
Trench Mortars 1,218
Chaplains 386
Transport Officers 531
Australian Army Nursing Service 2,054
General Reinforcements 15,071
Miscellanious ARMS returned to Australia 2,555
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Total Forces Overseas all theatres of War 331,781

TOTAL CASUALTIES OF THE AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE

Killed in Action Died of Wounds
Officers 1,907 Officers 679
Other Ranks 37,832 Other Ranks 12,661

Died of Disease Died of Gas Poisoning
Officers 128 Officers 17
Other Ranks 3,791 Other Ranks 308

Died of Other Causes Total Deaths
Officers 95 Officers 2,826
Other Ranks 714 Other Ranks 55,306
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Casualties that Survived
Wounded In Action Gassed
Officers 5,721 Officers 583
Other Ranks 129,963 Other Ranks 15,904

Prisoners Of War
Officers 170
Other Ranks 3,887
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Total Battle Casualties including Deaths
Officers 9,300
Other Ranks 205,060
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Total All Ranks 214,360

Second World War

3 Sep 1939 - VE Day on 8 May 1945 and VJ Day on 15 Aug 1945

Number of People Enlisted or Engaged

Australian Military Forces (AMF) (AIF and Militia)
Men 691,400
Women 35,800

Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
Men 45,800
Women 3,100

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Men 189,700
Women 27,200

TOTAL CASUALTIES OF THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES

Deaths
AMF 26,097
RAN 2,208
RAAF 11,061
Total 39,366

Wounded In Action
All Services 66,553

Prisoners Of War
By Germany 8,184 - 265 died while captive
By Japan 22,376 - 8,031 died while captive

Total Battle Casualties including Deaths
All Services 136,479

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