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The French Ministry of Defence has a public database of soldiers who died on duty during the 1st World War. I just found the entry for this officer: http://www.

by dej 12y ago

The French Ministry of Defence has a public database of soldiers who died on duty during the 1st World War. I just found the entry for this officer: http://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/en/ark:/40699/m005239fef772670 http://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/en/ark:/4069... The most interesting part is the Images link (with an eye): it will show you a scan of the official death certificate from 1918. There are 1.3 millions soldiers in this database. 3 of them from my family.

Someone 12y ago
Also, http://www.greatwar.co.uk http://www.greatwar.co.uk has links to many foreign sites with information on those who died in e.g. Italian or Belgian service. http://www.greatwar.co.uk/research/military-records/ww1-war-dead-records.htm http://www.greatwar.co.uk/research/military-records/ww1-war-.... It surprised me to see that many of the british data sources are of the "visit the official archive or buy digital access" kind. Also, judging from a few samples at http://www.naval-military-press.com/cd-rom/ http://www.naval-military-press.com/cd-rom/, most of it is Windows only, and not priced for impulse buyers (for example 220 pounds for a database of all British who died)
johnm111888 12y ago
The French have a Ministry of Defence? Thought all they had was a phone.
- octagonal 12y ago
  Congratulations, your comment is both unfunny and unfounded in reality.
  - silverbax88 12y ago
    It's amazing that one of the first allies of the U.S. revolution and one of the staunchest supporters of the U.S. both militarily and politically - since the inception of the United States - is seen by most Americans as "cowards who never fight" and are the butt of jokes.
    - jschwartzi 12y ago
      That isn't true in the part of the US I live in. We recognize the contribution of the French. Maybe ignorant people here don't know this, but then there are a lot of those everywhere.
  - astrodust 12y ago
    Exactly. Under Napoleon, France had an empire that ruled over most of Europe, exceeding even Germany's later attempt at same. To describe France as a country that surrenders easily is to declare yourself ignorant of history. France was well prepared for a war with Germany, but what they weren't prepared for was the new tactics Germany had developed. Aircraft and tanks were a revolution in combat, they'd never been used on that scale before. France was the first country to get a lesson in how difficult it can be to defend against a well coordinated assault. It's worth noting that France's army at the opening of World War II was vastly beyond the capability of America's. It was well trained, well equipped, heavily fortified along the border, and expecting Germany to make a move.
    - frozenport 12y ago
      They also lost bad in 1871.

by dej 12y ago

Someone 12y ago

Also, http://www.greatwar.co.uk http://www.greatwar.co.uk has links to many foreign sites with information on those who died in e.g. Italian or Belgian service. http://www.greatwar.co.uk/research/military-records/ww1-war-dead-records.htm http://www.greatwar.co.uk/research/military-records/ww1-war-.... It surprised me to see that many of the british data sources are of the "visit the official archive or buy digital access" kind. Also, judging from a few samples at http://www.naval-military-press.com/cd-rom/ http://www.naval-military-press.com/cd-rom/, most of it is Windows only, and not priced for impulse buyers (for example 220 pounds for a database of all British who died)

johnm111888 12y ago

The French have a Ministry of Defence? Thought all they had was a phone.

octagonal 12y ago
Congratulations, your comment is both unfunny and unfounded in reality.
- silverbax88 12y ago
  It's amazing that one of the first allies of the U.S. revolution and one of the staunchest supporters of the U.S. both militarily and politically - since the inception of the United States - is seen by most Americans as "cowards who never fight" and are the butt of jokes.
  - jschwartzi 12y ago
    That isn't true in the part of the US I live in. We recognize the contribution of the French. Maybe ignorant people here don't know this, but then there are a lot of those everywhere.
- astrodust 12y ago
  Exactly. Under Napoleon, France had an empire that ruled over most of Europe, exceeding even Germany's later attempt at same. To describe France as a country that surrenders easily is to declare yourself ignorant of history. France was well prepared for a war with Germany, but what they weren't prepared for was the new tactics Germany had developed. Aircraft and tanks were a revolution in combat, they'd never been used on that scale before. France was the first country to get a lesson in how difficult it can be to defend against a well coordinated assault. It's worth noting that France's army at the opening of World War II was vastly beyond the capability of America's. It was well trained, well equipped, heavily fortified along the border, and expecting Germany to make a move.
  - frozenport 12y ago
    They also lost bad in 1871.