 It did not achieve any of the objectives that had been given as a justification for it, and due to the inexperience of high commanders and mismanagement there were an unacceptably high number of casualties amongst the participating troops, not only from as a result of combat, but also due to widespread disease that resulted from poor sanitation and hygiene in the front lines and a breakdown in the casualty clearance and resupply and logistics systems.It has been estimated that over the course of the campaign there were 26,111 Australian casualties with 8,141 killed.Other Allied casualties—killed and wounded—included