Soldier death record WW1

[suzy55]

I'm researching my Gr. Uncle Hugh Henry Maguire b.1870 in Co.Down. When he got married in Lurgan for the second time ,24.4.1916 he was a soldier and gave his address as Londonderry. By 1921 his wife had emigrated,alone, to New Zealand so I thought that Hugh may have died  in the intervening years. I haven't found any record of him on the military records on Ancestry.  Can anyone tell me if a soldier died 'at home' would his death be recorded at a local register office? If he died in the field of battle where would his death be registered?

[shanew147]

If he died in action he should be included in the database at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) - see their website at : www.cwgc.org

If he died 'at home' he would be included in the appropriate civil records.


Shane

[IMBER]

Those commemorated by the CWGC did not necessarily die in action. Death in service for any reason - whether overseas or in the UK - was all that was required. Many were killed in traffic accidents, and thousands died in the terrible flu epidemics. The position re the Merchant Navy is slightly more complicated.