personnel casualty

/ˌˈpʌrs(ə)nˌˈɛl ˌkæʒ(əw)əlti/

Definitions of personnel casualty

1. noun

   military personnel lost by death or capture
   synonyms: loss

   types:

   combat injury, injury, wound

   a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat

   sacrifice

   personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

   blighty wound

   a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad

   flesh wound

   a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones

   type of:

   casualty

   a decrease of military personnel or equipment