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3.

Speeches.

In 1914, 52,561 enlisted, & 31,883 embarked
In 1915, 165,912 enlisted, & 93,126 embarked
In 1916, 124,352 enlisted, & 137,842 embarked
And for ten months of 1917 –
40,039 enlisted, & 35,585 embarked

Totals – 382,864 enlisted, & 298,436 embarked

Details are as follows: –

Of the total enlistments as above – 382,864
Discharged, deserted, & died here – 67,857
Now in training here – 16,571
Embarked (the figure shown above) – 298,436

Total – 382,864

And of the 298,436 embarked
Deaths amount to – 34,731
Prisoners or missing – 4,502
Returned to Australia – 42,988 (of whom 33,540 have since been discharged)

Total – 298,436

And of the 216,435 still on the strength abroad
There are in France – 104,395
There are in Mesopotamia – 357
There are in Egypt & Palestine – 16,813 (including hospitals)
There are in England – 71,809 (including hospitals)
There are on the way to England – 5,745
There are in Australia – 17,016

Total – 216,215

 

 

 

 

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