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jesterhud
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Help with cause of death
« on: Saturday 10 October 09 12:31 UTC (UK) »
My Great Great Uncles James Kinnell was killed at the Battle of Hazebrouck in WW1 In April 1918, i have his Army service record which shows him as wounded in action on 21st April and died on 22nd April.

Is there any way of finding out more specifically the cause of death, I.E shot, gassed etc..for soldiers that die in action is a death cert issued with the cause of death on like a civilian has ??

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Mike
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Re: Help with cause of death
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 10 October 09 20:16 UTC (UK) »
Mike
Does his record record anything about his admittance such as GSW (Gun shot wound) or anyother medical terminology.
If there werent a lot of casualties that day( or week) from the regiment the war diary at Kew may state something like sniper caused a casualty or they werte hit by Enemy Arty causing X amount of casualties.

Also obituaries in papers sometimes have details.


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jesterhud
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Re: Help with cause of death
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 11 October 09 12:41 UTC (UK) »
No there is nothing like that, just 'died of wounds'
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km1971
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Re: Help with cause of death
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 11 October 09 15:54 UTC (UK) »
Hi Mike

Overseas WW1 death certificates are usually a waste of money. They just say Killed in Action etc. Information which you get for free from CWGC.

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Ken
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Re: Help with cause of death
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 11 October 09 16:06 UTC (UK) »
Not necessarily so Ken. They can't be recorded as "killed in action" if they died from some other cause. In many cases there is additional information.  I saw one recently where the chap was drowned at the front line, and anyone dying in the UK would have a "normal" death certificate which may provide more information.  Having said that I take your point that the certificates can often be very disapppointing.
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Re: Help with cause of death
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 11 October 09 16:36 UTC (UK) »
I have amended my post
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