The casualties, he said, included two parents, five teachers, a police officer and 13 students, four of whom died.

The casualties included 13 children, aged 2 months to 15 years.

The casualties on the other side included 150 dead and 40 wounded.

Chinese casualties included 500 killed and wounded against 82 for the Japanese.

The military casualties included 13 soldiers wounded and 1 officer killed.

Chinese casualties included 19 killed, 30 wounded and seven captured.

Total casualties during the deployment included 19 killed and 97 wounded.

The casualties may have included local police officers, but no high-ranking government officials, he said.

The casualties included 86 dead or missing, including the skipper.

In total, casualties suffered by the regiment during the war included 14 dead.