Fallen soldiers outside Europe not equally commemorated, finds new report The government and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission have apologised for the error, and plans have been made to correct it WE WILL REMEMBER: A memorial to African soldiers who fought for France inaugurated in 1924, taken in Bamoko, Mali(Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images) AT LEAST 116,000 casualties of World War One were not commemorated by name, or possibly at all, according to a special committee report. That number could be as high as 350,000. In addition, between 45,000 and 54,000 additional casualties were not equally commemorated. The vast majority of those affected were of African, Indian or Egyptian origin.