How many WWI dead?

[suey]

Only found one so far - Leading Stoker, Samuel Clouting, died on RFA Slavol 27.10.1918.

[alanh]

This is one of mine.

G/98134 Pte William Humphries  29th Bn., Royal Fusiliers
who died of Pnuemonia whilst recovering from wounds on  Tuesday, 12th November 1918. Age 17 but listed as age 19 on CWGC.




Alan

[Timbottawa]

Two of my mother's uncles:

Harry Yarborough, West Yorks Regiment

T.W. Yarborough, West Yorks Regiment

... and the husband of my father's aunt:

Alfred Terry, King's Own Yorks Light Infantry

God bless all who gave their lives for their country.

Tim

[leagen]

I have one, my great grandmother's brother. His name was Nathan Hill.  He died in 1918 right after his only child was born, don't think he ever saw his son.  He was one of three men from a Very small village in Vt. killed in W.W.1.  That was unusual for such a small town.

[lindagene]

I have one who died, George Collinson, Lance Corporal in the Northumberland Fusilliers, 2nd Bn. died 24.5.1915, he is mentioned on the Menin Gate memorial. 
And one, George's brother Thomas, who was wounded and was left with an arm that would not work, my mother remembers thinking as a young girl that he was very clever as he used to put his box of matches in the hand that would not work, and then strike the match with the hand that did.

My Grandmother was very fond of her brothers and never forgot George, she had no idea of where he was until my father (her son in law) made enquiries and found about the mention on the Menin Gate, my grandmother was so pleased that he had been remembered.

Lindy

[Geoff of Devon]

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.

Thankfully I have not found any in my direct lines, but should like very much to remember all who sacrificed themselves for our freedom. My great-grandfather died as a result of testing gas-masks in 1916 when my grandmother was seven. God rest his soul.

Especially, my cousins german, of whom I know:
Private William George Chasteauneuf Australian Infantry Force, 48th Battalion Died 7 Aug 1916 France;
Private Edward Horatio Bull Chasteauneuf East Surrey Regiment, 12th Battalion Died 1 Aug 1917, France;
Rifleman Frank Chasteauneuf 11th Battalion, Rifle Brigade Died 21 Mar 1918, France;
Lieutenant Humphrey St. Barbe Sydenham 2nd/4th Devonshire Regiment Died Iraq 8 Oct 1916;
Thomas Keith Swain Died 30 Oct 1916;
Captain Robert Henry Collyns Royal Engineers, Croix de Guerre Died June 1918 France;
Captain Richard Michael Ducat RN;
Major Gerald Norman Hunnybun 9th Battalion, Yorkshire Regt. Died 23 Oct 1918 Bois l'Eveque, nr. Le Cateau, Pommereuil, France.
And all those other countless millions who died from all sides.

[Lloydy]

I've only got one family member, my G Uncle:-

Private John Frederick Jones, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 26 March 1917(age 22), Israel.  Buried in the Jerusalem Memorial Cemetery, Israel.


Jan

[Kazza]

As yet I have not found an ancestor who died in action.  One of my G-Grandmothers died relatively young though,  she was a munitions worker in WWI so it is possible she was a victim of the war.

Kazza.

[RJ_Paton]

Initially I didn't think this affected me that much but recent digging in some lines has established that at least 3 from close lines were killed in action while 1 was missing presumed killed at Ypres.

I recently downloaded several video clips of some of the war graves .... and I found myself with a catch in my throat as the scene moved through the gates to show the vast sea of white crosses.