Sandie Hayes Posted 9 July , 2018 Share Posted 9 July , 2018 What was the cut off date for a death to be attributed to the Great War? I'm currently researching a sailor who died in April 1920. He has a CWGC gravestone and served on a troopship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrenchrat22 Posted 9 July , 2018 Share Posted 9 July , 2018 31st August 1921 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughton Posted 2 August , 2018 Share Posted 2 August , 2018 (edited) That date was set by law, as on August 31, 1921 Britain passed legislation officially declaring the war to be over. By that act, the legislation cancelled the declaration of war of August 4, 1914. The "Treaty of Versailles" was drafted on May 7, 1919 and ratified by France and Britain on January 19, 1920. The date has always been a contentious issue with respect to being recognized by the CWGC. There are many cases of men that died of their wounds shortly after the cut-off date, that were clearly war casualties that are not recognized. In the alternative, many are recognized that died of sickness or accidents, during the war years, that never set foot on a battlefield. Edited 2 August , 2018 by laughton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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