Mark Hone Posted 2 May , 2014 Share Posted 2 May , 2014 A friend of mine researching a local war memorial has come across a junior officer who died in the British force sent to Russia to fight the Bolsheviks in 1919. I wanted to give him some information about total British losses in the Russian intervention but I haven't been able to discover a simple figure from a quick trawl of the internet and the books I have. Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 2 May , 2014 Share Posted 2 May , 2014 From OH Medical Services: Casualties and Medical Statistics Chapter XVI pages 246-247 All numbers are for the British Troops. North Russia 1918-19..........Officers.............ORs................Total Battle casualties......................98.................795...................893 Non Battle casualties............893...............8,589.................9,582 Killed.....................................27...................160....................187 Died of Wounds.....................4......................20......................24 Missing...................................3......................41.....................43 Prisoner of War....................14....................119....................133 Wounded less DOW.............50....................455....................505 Non-Battle casualties Died of disease or injury......11......................110...................121 Sick or injured less died.....882....................8579................9461 Average Ration Strength.....713....................9,834...........10,547 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hone Posted 4 May , 2014 Author Share Posted 4 May , 2014 Thanks, Martin, very interesting. Pretty much on the scale that I had thought. I must admit I've never come across a Russian intervention death in my own war memoral research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hastings Posted 4 May , 2014 Share Posted 4 May , 2014 Morning Mark, Likewise I knew little about the Russian intervention but one of the men on the memorial I'm researching was killed there with 45th Bn Royal Fusiliers, I went to Kew and got a look at the WD, a bit of a mess, but some snippets - if it is a 45 Bn man your friend is researching let me know and I'll email you what I copied at Kew to pass on. I also found a lot on Australian websites, as a lot of Australians volunteered to go (most of 45 Bn seem to have been Australians by the sounds of it, two won a VC) Know a long shot your friend is looking at a 45 Bn man, but happy to pass on any info if he is, have some maps from the WD too which may be useful. All the best Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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