caroline@linkagecomputing.co.uk Posted 14 March , 2009 Share Posted 14 March , 2009 There are three Rees on the memorial: 1) A.A.Rees 2)Cornelius H. Rees 3)Ludwig Rees I have no problem with 1) Alexander Armstrong Rees- Captain Royal Army Medical Corp son of Robert and Gertrude born Wallasey Cheshire 1885 on CWGC numbers 2) and 3) appear to be brothers : Cornelius Henry Rees born 1889 Wallasey Cheshire Ludvig Wynne Rees born 1891 Wallasey Cheshire And according to details from 1891 and 1901 census sons of Robert and Margaret Now I come to the problem I can find no other birth around this time with the same names Robert Rees is listed as a marine engineer so both these brothers could have been sailors I would expect Ludvig did not use his first name in signing up and maybe Cornelius dropped his? I can find a Henry listed as a sailor on a troop ship out of Liverpool in 1917 I can also find a World War Two Draft Registration card for a Cornelius Henry Rees and a US naturalization for the same man birth 1889 Seacombe, Cheshire (Seacombe being a part of Wallasey) arriving 1917. On 1920 US census as engineer at sea So was number 2) man living all along in USA ? Or am I just seeing ghosts and can someone find 2) and 3) for me. Regards Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 14 March , 2009 Share Posted 14 March , 2009 Caroline, REES, Cornelius Henry, Birkenhead, 8A, 559, 3dr qtr, 1889 REES, Ludvig, Wynne, Birkenhead, 8A, 564 , 3rd qtr , 1891 Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 14 March , 2009 Share Posted 14 March , 2009 Could these be your men: Name: Cornelius REES Date of departure: 24 June 1938 Port of departure: Liverpool Passenger destination port: Boston, USA Passenger destination: Boston, USA Date of Birth: 1890 (calculated from age) Age: 48 Marital status: Sex: Male Occupation: Painter Ship: LACONIA Official Number: Master's name: W C Battle Steamship Line: Cunard White Star Limited Where bound: New York, USA Square feet: 13212 Registered tonnage: 11808 Passengers on voyage: 139 And Name: Lt L W REES Date of departure: 9 September 1911 Port of departure: Liverpool Passenger destination port: Sierra Leone Passenger destination: Sierra Leone Date of Birth: Age: Marital status: Single Sex: Male Occupation: Ship: NIGERIA Official Number: 114747 Master's name: R Minto Steamship Line: African S/s Co Where bound: West Coast of Africa, Africa Square feet: Registered tonnage: 2390 Passengers on voyage: 101 Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroline@linkagecomputing.co.uk Posted 14 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 14 March , 2009 Grant Thank you for your post I had not found Ludvig on board ship so this is very useful You seem to have found Ludvig in 1911 on board ship so what happened to this Lieutenant in the war to make him end up on the war memorial? I have big problems with Cornelius who seems to have married a "Daisie" and be living in USA and taking tourist trips with "Daisie" and a son in 1938 from USA to England when according to Wallasey Memorial he died during the Great World War. I am starting to lose the plot, have I "found" one of these mystery people who are on memorials but were actually alive at the time? What does everyone think ? Regards Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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