My mother's brother died when his ship blew up in WW2, but it was kept secret and relatives were not told until years later. At the time the tragedy must have happened my mother had a vivid dream of her brother...telling her "it's all right.. Tell mother IT IS ALL RIGHT". They were told he was "missing, believed dead". She always expected him to come home, but of course he didn't, and eventually the families were told the ship had gone down and there were no survivors.
Puzzling isn't it?
Puzzling isn't it?