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Walter Sydney Eager born 1918 Newhaven Sussex died on active service 1942 Egypt he was married to Rose Ella ????? probably in Epsom Surry as that is where he moved to as a child he would have married between 1929 &1941 i have looked on free bmd but have not been able to find anything if ayone could help i would be very greatfull.........

FreeBMD doesn't cover the years that you need. You need to be looking at the full indexes, quarter by quarter until you find him.

Sam x

HI Sam i can only look on free bmd as i don,t have a subscription with ancestry.......

did he have any children ?a birth would narrow it down a bit otherwise its a 12 year search ie 48 searches
hang on if he was born 1918 he wouldnt have married from 1929 cos he would only be 11!!!

more like from about 1938. will take a look back in a mo!!

here he is from the CWCG site
EAGER, WALTER SYDNEY
Initials: W S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps
Age: 24
Date of Death: 12/05/1942
Service No: 98196
Additional information: Son of Jack and Jessie Eager; husband of Rose Ella Eager, of Epsom, Surrey.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 2. B. 19.
Cemetery: MOASCAR WAR CEMETERY

and details of the War Cemetery
MOASCAR WAR CEMETERY
Country: Egypt
Locality: unspecified
Visiting Information: Access to the cemetery is by security pass only and application for such a pass should be made through the Military Attache at the British Embassy in Cairo. This application should be made at least 10 working days in advance of the proposed visit as it can take some time for the pass to be issued. The address of the Embassy is given below:- British Embassy Ahmed Ragheb Street Garden City Cairo Tel: (00 20) 2 791 6051 E-mail:[email protected] Office Hours:- Sun/Mon/Tues/Wed: 06.00 - 14.00 GMT Thursday: 06.00 - 12.30 GMT Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Location Information: Moascar War Cemetery is situated just off the main Ismailia-Cairo road, 10 kilometres by road from Ismailia. The cemetery is contained within an army camp, 3 kilometres along Treaty Road, and the cemetery is open from 07.30 to 14.30 Saturday to Thursday, excluding Public Holidays.
Historical Information: Moascar was the name given to the military camp near the town of Ismailia. The desert cemetery was started at Moascar by the military authorities for the burial of war casualties, mainly from the Canal Zone. After the war, further graves were moved into the cemetery from a number of burial grounds in the vicinity where permanent maintenance was not possible. The cemetery continued to be used, between the end of the war and the evacuation of Commonwealth forces in Egypt, for the burial of servicemen garrisoned in the area, their dependents and members of civilian organisations attached to the garrison. The cemetery now contains 475 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 495 non war graves and 19 war graves of other nationalities.
No. of Identified Casualties: 987

Guess maybe thats where you got his wifes name??

HI Shirley thankyou very much for the cwcg info i do allready heve that thats how i new that he was married ....sorry about my dates i miss counted GARY.....

Rule out 1941

have searched 1937 to 1942 inc and cant see a marriage

HI Shirley thanks for looking maybe he didn,t get married in the uk.............GARY........

looked at 1936 now and cant the marriage .

Gary was just thinking the same maybe he married the daughter of another Army man and not in the UK .Have you thought to get his Army records this may help

Closest I can find is this:

Dec 1936

Walter C Eager to Dorothy M Cottington Lewes 2b 481

Rose

HI Shirley no i hadn,t thought about getting his army records but that might have to be the next option.....GARY....

yes i saw that marriage too but the name didnt tie to a Rose Ella

HI Rose thanks for your help i don,t think that is him but i will keep that for future reference just incase it is another relative as most of them came from the newhaven and lewes area.....GARY...

I notice his age isn't quite correct on the CWGC site. He was actually 23 when he died.

Rose

HI Rose maybe they weren,t sure of his birth year......GARY.....

Either that or he lied to join the army. Something to consider if you're looking for his army records.

Rose