Steve Bramley Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 Hi, I've just started adding Officers to my database. Seems a silly question but how do you define Killed? Regards, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 Killed in a way not resulting from enemy action (hit by a train, falling out of a window,murdered, training accident, etc, etc, etc.). Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Bramley Posted 10 August , 2004 Author Share Posted 10 August , 2004 Thanks Dave, So this is the same as Died in SDGW then? Cheers, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 Not necessarily. "Died" encompasses a whole lot more (disease, heart failure, old age(!), etc. etc.) "Killed" usually indicates some form of violence involved in the death. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 Just to clear up. In the hard copy of ODGW these definitions are given : K in A... ... Killed in Action D.ofW.... ... Died of Wounds Killed... ... Killed, other than in action. Died... ... From natural causes, etc. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Bramley Posted 10 August , 2004 Author Share Posted 10 August , 2004 Dave, Thanks for bothering to reply to what must seem a silly question! My understanding of the definitions are just about the same as yours. The reason that i asked is that out of 940 'o.r.' deaths in my battalion i have none 'killed'. Plenty that 'died' however. I know of at least one instance where a builing collapsed on a man and there must have been several training accidents, just wondered why the difference Thanks again, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 Steve, Just out of interest. During my research into Yorkshire Regiment officers I have so far come across two "Killed". Both turn out on investigation to have been murdered. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pete Wood Posted 10 August , 2004 Share Posted 10 August , 2004 I hope this isn't thread hijacking but, Bob, I'd be very interested to know which of 'your' officers was involved and any details you have where murder is concerned. If it is not suitable, for whatever reason, to be posted, please be so kind as to contact me privately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Bramley Posted 10 August , 2004 Author Share Posted 10 August , 2004 Bob, That certainly is interesting. I have three officers 'killed' recorded on ODGW from my battalion, one was an MC winner and one was 'killed' in March 1919. Unfortunately I have not yet begun researching them. By the way, you're not related to any Lincolnshire Regt. Coulsons are you? Racing, yes it is thread hijacking Cheers All, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 11 August , 2004 Share Posted 11 August , 2004 RT/Steve, I have posted under a new thread. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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