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Old 17-05-2008, 02:38 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Adrian Roberts View Post
I haven't looked through all of these but I wonder if they are a little too inclusive. I randomly clicked on the casualties for those who died in the USA; there were five who all died in different air crashes, but as these crashes would not have been as a result of enemy action, I wonder why the CWGC counted them? Do deaths in India from illness count as deaths in action?
Possibly requires further research, however if they were seconded and working in war services this could be part of the criteria.
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