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REEVE (or RYVE), SAMUEL, brother of --- Reeve (qv); b.; adm.; QS 1565-70; Magdalen Hall, Oxford (there in 1572, aged 21); migrated to Christ Church, Oxford, Canoneer Student 1573; BA 1575/6; MA 1579; ordained; Rector of Marsh Gibbon, Bucks., from 1583; m. (by 1598); buried Marsh Gibbon, Bucks., 4 Feb 1612/3.

REEVE (or RYVE), ---; son of Rev. Richard Reeve (or Ryve), Rector of Marsh Gibbon, Bucks., Canon of Windsor and Prebendary of Westminster; b.; adm.; a pensioner 1564-6 (tutor, Prebendary Reeve) (Chapter Muniments 54004-10).

Reeson, Dennis Owston, son of Joseph Newell Reeson, C.E., of Beckton, Essex and Louisa Mary; b. Nov. 10, 1896; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (G); left Dec. 1913; m. July 29, 1922, Elfrida Cutts, daughter of F. W. Poolman, of Melbourne, Australia; d. Nov. 19, 1928.

Rees, Herbert George Powell, son of Herbert Percy Powell Rees, of Ealing, by Marie Louise, daughter of John Randolph Dilleber, of New York, U.S.A.; b. Oct. 20, 1897; adm. April 26, 1912 (H); left July 1913; Sub-Lieut. R.N.V.R. Oct. 5, 1915; Lieut. June 30, 1917; temp. Capt. R.A.F. April 1, 1918; crashed while on aircraft patrol near Gravesend Oct. 25, 1916; served in France, the Mediterranean, and on the Indian frontier; an engineer; emigrated to South Africa 1938 and was manager of the Durban branch of the Encyclopaedia Britannica; served in Great War II as Major, S.A.A.F.; m. Feb. 28, 1925, Octobera Nerquise, youngest daughter of John Meurig Edwards, of Swansea; d. Nov. 21, 1952.

Rees, Douglas Lorrain Powell, brother of Herbert George Powell Rees (q.v.); b. Oct. 17, 1899; adm. Sept. 25, 1913 (H); left July 1914; 2nd Lieut. Indian Army, 34th Sikh Pioneers, Dec. 16, 1918; Lieut. Dec. 16, 1919; served in Afghanistan and Waziristan; a tea-planter in Travancore, South India, 1924-8; Capt. I.A. Reserve Dec. 25, 1924; Head Master of Clevedon College, Somerset, 1932; transferred from Indian Army Reserve to 8th Batt. Middlesex Regt. T.A. June 1928 and to 43rd Div. R.E. (T.A.) March 16, 1936; resigned March 15, 1939; Lieut. The Queen's Regt. March 9, 1940; Capt. and Transport Officer 35th Infantry Bgde., Mar. 16, 1940; transferred to 9th East Surrey Regt. April 18, 1941 and 30th Somerset Light Inf. Feb. 1943; served in France, N. Africa and Italy in Great War II, 1943-5; m. March 11, 1940, Frances Elizabeth, daughter of Reginald Alfred Rhymes, of Clevedon, Somerset; d. 30 Nov. 1982.

REEKS, JAMES ALBERT, brother of Charles Frederick Reeks (qv); b. 9 Aug 1860; adm. 4 Jun 1874 (James'); left Apr 1877; RMC Sandhurst 1879; 2nd Lieut., 45th Foot 11 Aug 1880; Lieut., Derbyshire Regt., 4 May 1881; Capt., 19 May 1886; Adjutant, 5 Aug 1886; Maj., 1 Jan 1899; retd. 21 Sep 1904; re-employed in command depot of Sherwood Foresters in 1914-8 War; Hon. Lieut. -Col., 25 Dec 1917; OBE 1 Jan 1918; m. 24 Aug 1907 Elwena Grace, dau. of Sir Francis Norie Miller, Bart., MP, Cleeve, Perthshire; d. 7 Jan 1944.

REEKS, CHARLES FREDERICK, elder son of Charles Frederick Reeks FRIBA, Westbourne Square, London, architect, and Helen, third dau. of Charles Rowland, North Street, Westminster, Principal Clerk, House of Commons; b. 27 Jan 1857; adm. 29 Jan 1870 (James'); left May 1876; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 7 Jun 1876; BA 1881; MA 1884; ordained deacon 1881, priest 1882 (both London); Curate, St. Mary Magdalen, Paddington 1881-97; Vicar of Monmouth, Monmouthshire 1897-1912; Rector of Hinton Waldrist, Berks., 1915-8; m. 29 Apr 1889 Maud Edith, fifth dau. of Lieut. -Gen. William Hill, Sutherland Avenue, Maida Vale, London; d. 28 Oct 1935.

Reed, William John, brother of Richard Gordon Reed (qv); b. 22 Jan. 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (G); left Apr. 1944; 2nd Lieut. RE Jan. 1946, Lieut. (perm. commission) Nov. 1947, Capt. Jan. 1953, psc 1957, Maj. Jan. 1960, Lieut. -Col. June 1967, Col. June 1971, Brig. Dec. 1977, retd. Sept. 1980; founder and dir. Aldershot Military Historical Trust and Museum; m. 22 Dec. 1953 Enid Patricia, d. of Brig. Richard Hennis Olpherts Coryton CBE; d. 9 Feb. 1992.

Reed, Roland William, son of the Rev. William Reed, Rector of Clifton Campville, Staffs, by Clothilde Josephine, daughter of J.J. Roland, of Secy-en-Varais, Besançon, Franche Comté, France; b. June 12, 1886; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 27, 1900 (G); left (with Triplett) July 1905; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1905; B.A. 1910 M.A. 1912; ordained 1910; Curate of St. Mary's, Dover, Kent, 1910-3, of Clifton Campville 1913-5; Rector of Clifton Campville 1915; temp. C.F. July 5, 1918; m. May 17, 1916, Claudia Mary, daughter of Major-Gen. Francis Harwood Poore, R.M.A.; d. Sept. 6, 1940.