Missing in action...

[tristadubrule1]

John Albert Rea born 1891/92 born in England.
I would like to know of any good sites, to find my Great great Grandfather that went missing in action.
And also and sites to search grave sites/buriel sites.
Thanks   

[PrueM]

Hi tristadubrule1 

When did he go missing - was it WW1?
We would need a bit more information about him to be sure when searching - where was he born etc?

Have you seen this record on the CWGC website:
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1767381

Prue

[tristadubrule1]

I dont have much to go by. I just have a year he was born 1891. It would have been WW2. He was married to Ann Elizabeth (Hawkins) Rea. I do believe he served time in both WW1 and WW2.  There is a stroy in the family that in the first war he went missing, so his wife had 2 children by another man. Then John returned home, and they had 3 more children after that. He then left again, and never came back. There is no death record for him. Ann Rea is wife assumed he went missing in action, because he was never found or his body was never found either.

[tristadubrule1]

I will look into that John albert Rea, but his last child was born in 1930
Thanks

[Sloe Gin]

Have you seen this record on the CWGC website:
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1767381

From the information in your other thread, I'd say this is certainly your man.  Soldiers Died in the Great War adds born and resident in Redditch.

[tristadubrule1]

Is it possible to look up this family in 1911/ 1921
John albert Rea   born 1891/1892  census 1911
Ann Elizabeth (Hawkins) Rea born Dec 1891
Ethel 1911
Gladys 1919
Katherine H.   1914
Albert 1925
Olive 1926
Betty 1929
Lilly  1920/ 1921
Margaret ??
Hilda??
Some of the children my not show up. Some were born after
1921.
Thanks 

[Sloe Gin]

Re your other thread on this family

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,353903.msg2317149.html#msg2317149

it seems they didn't marry till Q2 1911.  You can search the 1911 census free, but you won't find any of the children of course.  It will be a long time before the 1921 census is available.