CASUALTY RECORD // November 9, 1914
Battle of Cocos
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
1 sides catalogued · combined 134 estimated
Empire allemand
134
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Cocos was a single-ship naval action in which HMAS Sydney engaged SMS Emden following a German attack on a communications station at Direction Island. The action was notable for its direct defense of Allied communications infrastructure in the Indian Ocean. German casualties numbered 134. The engagement removed SMS Emden from operations, eliminating a raider that had threatened Allied sea lanes in the region.
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