Biography
Rees was born at Felinfoel. During the Second World War, he served as a Company Sergeant-Major in the Home Guard, and died on 12 March 1967 at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Rees is remembered on Memorials in Havard Chapel, Brecon Cathedral and at Llanelli Town Hall, Carmarthenshire.
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