Compiled by Haydn Madigan 9RAR Vietnam Nov 68 - May 69 How Did Soldiers Die Battle Casualty 274 Accidental 46 Friendly Fire 39 Medical 44 Mines 102 Murdered 11 Civilians 7 Casualties State by State NSW 193 VIC 101 QLD 88 WA 56 SA 56 TAS 14 ACT 6 NT 1 Place of Birth Australia 471 Canada 1 England 12 Falkland Islands 1 Germany 9 Holland 4 Ireland 2 Italy 2 Latvia 1 Norway 1 Scotland 14 Wales 1 Ukraine 1 USSR 1 Deaths by Month January 44 February 63 March 37 April 39 May 60 June 48 July 45 August 51 September 26 October 34 November 36 December 41 Casualties by Unit 1RAR 54 2RAR 32 3RAR 31 4RAR 21 5RAR 54 6RAR 50 7RAR 38 8RAR 17 9RAR 35 ARU 9 SAS 4 AATTV 29 RAE 49 RAAF 20 RAAC 23 RAIC 16 RAA 8 RAN 8 RASigs 7 RAAOC 4 RAASC 2 RAAMC 1 RAEME 1 RAANC 1 AIC 1 Press 4 Civilians 3 RAR Royal Australian Regiment, ARU Australian Reinforcement Unit, SAS Special Air Service, AATTV Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, RAE Royal Australian Engineers, RAAF Royal Australian Air Force, RAAC Royal Australian Armoured Corp, RAIC Royal Australian Infantry Corp, RAA Royal Australian Artillery, RAN Royal Australian Navy, RASigs Royal Australian Signal Corp, RAAOC Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corp, RAASC Royal Australian Army Service Corp, RAAMC Royal Australian Army Medical Corp, RAEME Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, RANC Royal Australian Army Nursing Corp, AIC Australian Intelligence Corps. Countries, Number of Deaths in Vietnam South Vietnam 300,000 USA 58,286 South Korea 5,099 Australia 521 Thailand 351 New Zealand 37 Philippines 9 North Vietnamese & VC > 1,100,000 China 1,446 Soviet Union 16