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.
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