Okay, but in that case many people who died during the war, but not at the front lines, died because of the situation the war had created (lack of food, missing

Okay, but in that case many people who died during the war, but not at the front lines, died because of the situation the war had created (lack of food, missing doctors, etc. etc.) You have to draw the line somewhere. Maybe Apollinaire is a WWI casualty, but not everyone is -- or else it wouldn't mean anything anymore.