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Roll of Honour
Here is the list of casualties of the 22nd Battalion as supplied by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It differs from the list contained in the Official History, being only the men in the care of the CWGC. It does not those who died whilst a prisoner of war or those who died later from woudns. However this is the only list which shows the cemetery.
The list contains the names, date of death and the location of the grave or memorial. More information can be obtained from the CWGC website.
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The casualties suffered by the 22nd run from May 1940 to 1947 in Japan. As expected the numbers peak at the major battles:
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The 282 deaths and 799 wounded suffered by the 22nd Battalion were typical of the New Zealand infantry battalions. We do not know the number of men who served in each battalion, so it is difficult to compare casualty rates between the battalions. Taking the numbers from the Offical History books, here are the actual numbers for killed and wounded:
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Last updated: 17/01/2011