killed as a result of active service in the First World War
... that at least 78 British general officers were killed as a result of active service in the First World War , but a popular myth holds that general officers rarely visited the battlefield?
... that at least 78 British general officers were <b id="mwBIs"><a href="./List_of_generals_of_the_British_Empire_who_died_during_the_First_World_War" id="mwBIw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="List of generals of the British Empire who died during the First World War">killed as a result of active service in the First World War</a></b> <i id="mwBI0">(gravestone of one pictured)</i>, but a popular myth holds that general officers rarely visited the battlefield?