Hi there I have just received a book complied by a researcher on part of my wife's family. My MIL and I have been looking at that side of the family for quite some time. We know from other sources as well as this book that her GFather died in France during WW1. A photo in this book shows his tombstone including the inscription "killed in action". I have copies of correspondence from his Commanding Officer at the time of his death which states in part - "The patient was thin but of good colour, a splendid wardsman who looked after him well said. He told us he had enteric, but I presume the authorities would not say he had c. spinal meningitis." GF died as a result of meningitis. Question - Were all deaths in the field or at aid stations noted as killed in action? John B