Hello Anthony Thank you for clarifying that. I assumed they did include everyone but just wanted to check. Thank you. Susan Anthony Staunton wrote: >Susan > >Commonwealth War Dead includes all British, Empire and Commonwealth war dead >who were members of military forces. It distinguishes military dead from >civilians and merchant seamen. > >England is part of the United Kingdom and soldiers from England are usually >referred to as British soldiers. > >Anthony Staunton > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Susan Dwyer [mailto:s.dwyer@clear.net.nz] >Sent: Sunday, 23 April 2006 8:07 AM >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [AUS-MIL] "Commonwealth War Dead" > >Hello > >I am new to this list and wondered if anyone can help with a query >about "Commonwealth War Dead". If you are listed as "Commonwealth >War Dead" does it mean you were from the commonwealth or does it >include english soldiers as well? > >I have an English family who were said to have "gone to Australia" >before World War 1. I can find no information to support this but >have found the father Sidney Lister HALL listed among the >commonwealth war dead. He served with the Middlesex Regiment 26 Bn >and the address given for the wife is a Middlesex address. > >Regards Susan Dwyer >Auckland NZ > > > >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== >First AIF Order of Battle 1914-1918 >http://www.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/index.html > > > > > >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== >First AIF Order of Battle 1914-1918 >http://www.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/index.html > > > >