Dear Lina, If M.E.M. Robinson died in Paris, and was recorded as a consular death, one then presumes a logical conclusion that he was a member of the Embassy or Ambassadorial staff. He would be, presumably, well known to the embassy staff of that time. Sometimes a private citizen, business person, or someone of outstanding merit acts as " liaison in charge of Affairs" for Australia in a foreign country but not resident in the same city as the embassy. Perhaps he was resident in some other part of France. Perhaps he was a senior citizen or retired, but because of his earlier status (RAMC) or work he could still act as a "consul" while enjoying his retirement. Whatever his status was, he was obviously known to the embassy staff of that time. May I suggest you initially contact the Australian Embassy in Paris to see if any part of the above is true. On this page is the e-mail, phone and fax contact: http://www.france.embassy.gov.au/pari/consular.html If you cannot get a satisfactory answer from Paris, then contact: either http://www.dfat.gov.au/contacts.html (Canberra) or http://www.dfat.gov.au/sydney/index.html (Sydney) Cheers, Tony Moore (Castle Hill, NSW) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ On 26 Feb 2012 at 18:25, [email protected] wrote: From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date sent: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:25:31 +1100 Subject: Consular Deaths Paris 1953 lookup pls > > Hi > > If someone died in 1953 in Paris and his death is listed as Consular Death, how do I find out more? > > Dr Matthew Edward McEwan ROBINSON served with RAMC in 1915-16. He was born in Launceston but married a Frenchwoman after the war so must have stayed overseas. I dont know whether he worked with the British or Australian consulate. Is there a book or something? > > regards > > Lina Moffitt