| action reported up to |324|3216|1209|14,451|97|1035|304| 8042|1837|25,709| | December 31 | | | | | | |[B]| [B] | | | +---------------------------+---+----+----+------+--+----+---+-----+----+------+ FOOTNOTES: [A] In this action 15 officers and 560 men were reported missing. The great majority of these were captured, but were released on December 16. [B] Of these, 293 officers and 7052 men have been released or have escaped, and 4 officers and 92 men have died in captivity. +------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ | Other Casualties. |Officers.| N.C.O.'s | | | | and Men | +------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ |Reported during the month-- | | | | Died of disease in South Africa | 11 | 445 | | Accidental deaths in South Africa | 1 | 24 | | Invalids sent home | 87 | 1437 | | +---------+----------+ |Total up to and including the month-- | | | | Died of disease in South Africa | 174 | 7011 | | Accidental deaths in South Africa | 5 | 200 | | Invalids sent home-- | | | | Wounded | } | { 5662 | | Sick | } 1638 | {30243 | | Not specified which | } | { 1081 | +------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ |Total reduction of the Field Force, South | | | | Africa, due to casualties. | | | | | | | |Reported during the month-- | | | | Killed in action | 13 | 198 | | Died of wounds in South Africa | 4 | 83 | | Died of disease in South Africa | 11 | 445 | | Accidental deaths in South Africa | 1 | 24 | | Missing and prisoners | 2 | 119 | | Sent home as invalids | 87 | 1437 | | +---------+----------+ | Total | 118 | 2306 | | +---------+----------+ |Totals reported up to and including the | | | | month-- | | | | Killed in action | 324 | 3216 | | Died of wounds | 97 | 1035 | | Prisoners who have died in captivity | 4 | 92 |