Between 1914 and 1919 the administration of the Austrian military published 1,276 Lists of Losses (the Verlustlisten) containing the data of the fallen, wounded, missing-in-action and prisoners of war. Since some soldiers were wounded more than once, or wounded then taken prisoner and then died, many names are included several times in the different lists. The lists also include soldiers from all the political entities within the multi-nation Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The lists include all the ethnicities and the eleven regimental languages as recognized by Austro-Hungary. Accurately separating the names of the fallen according to which successor state of the former empire they originated from, is a difficult challenge. Together with several partner organisations, Familia Austria is systematically collecting these lists but it will likely be years before the work is complete. Therefore the Austrian names appearing in The World Remembers display are only those gathered from Austrian First World War monuments on which are carved the names of fallen Austrian soldiers.

Familia Austria 2022