New Zealand — WW1

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Rationale used for numbers used on the war statistics page

Measure Selected value Selected source Rationale
Military deaths 18,070 cwgc_casualties
Commonwealth War Graves Comm. Casualty and Burial Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Casualty and Burial Records
Individually verifiable burial and commemoration records.

What sources report

Military deaths

CWVMP uses: 18,070 from cwgc_casualties
Individually verifiable burial and commemoration records.
Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
16,710
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum
cwgc_casualties
Commonwealth War Graves Comm. Casualty and Burial Records
2026
high
18,070
Deaths commemorated 1914–1923
Grave-based records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Casualty and Burial Records

Mobilized / served

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
128,525
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Population (baseline)

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
1,050,000
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

POW

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
500
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Wounded

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
41,320
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

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