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1911 England Census
about William Edwin Rea
Name: William Edwin Rea
Age in 1911: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Chelsea, London, England
Civil parish: Farnborough
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England
Street Address: Ramillies Barracks, Wesleyan Soldier's Home, Churchill, Terrace, Centre Square, Fire Brigade and Post Office, Marlborough Lines, Aldershot
Marital Status: Single
Military unit: 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards
Registration district: Hartley Wintney
Registration District Number: 109
Sub-registration district: Farnborough
ED, institution, or vessel: 13-14
Household schedule number: 47
Piece: 6263

British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about William E Rea
Name: William E Rea
Regiment or Corps: Coldstream Guards
Regimental Number: 8321

If they aren't on line (see MC's post) , this link might help

http://www.1914-1918.net/records.html
**The Guards regiments maintained a separate set of records and these are accessible via the Archivists of those regiments, all of whom can be contacted at the respective regimental headquarters at

The Regimental Archivist of the [name] Guards
Wellington Barracks
Birdcage Walk
London
SW1E 6HQ.

Some of the Guards regiments require payment for supplying a copy, others invite a donation. In all cases you should at first write, asking for a copy of the form that the regimental archivist requires in order to carry out a search.

I (the author) have found plenty of Guards records in WO364; fewer in WO363. **

Just to add, The Guards regiments have always maintained there own service records.

Here is the link to the Coldstream Guards, but they do charge irrespective if they locate records or not.

http://rhqcoldmgds.co.uk/shop/page/3?shop_param=


George

Hello Steve - do you know roughly when and where he was born? That will help with finding records.

Just one thing though, around 60% of WW1 army records were destroyed during WW2.

Hi Steve

When and where was William born?

i am trying to trace my relative who is my great great uncle william edwin rea, my father told me he was allways called uncle john and was in the coldstream guards in the first world war, i have his medals that im stuck finding reaesrahc on ther are as follows the 1914-1919 medal with number enscribed (8321) w e rea then the star medal 1914 dmr w e rea c gds numnber enscribed (8321) then the great war for civilisation medal 1914-1919 w e rea with number enscribed 646243 and then he was in later life awarded the imperial service medal for fatihfull service and has his full name enscribed william edwin rea
i have googled and askjeeves and cant find anything on my great great uncle at all any help or information would be gretafully recived. steve mason