Thomas Wynford Rees


Thomas Rees

Birth nameThomas Wynford Rees
Nickname(s)"Pete"
"Napoleon"
Born(1898-01-12)12 January 1898
Cardiff, Wales
Died15 October 1959(1959-10-15) (aged 61)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Indian Army
Years of service1915–1948
RankMajor General
Service number37923
Unit73rd Carnatic Infantry
125th Napier's Rifles
6th Rajputana Rifles
CommandsPunjab Boundary Force (1947)
4th Indian Infantry Division (1945–47)
19th Indian Infantry Division (1942–45)
10th Indian Infantry Division (1942)
10th Indian Infantry Brigade (1941–42)
3rd Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles (1938–39)
Battles / warsFirst World War
North-West Frontier
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (6)
Spouse(s)Agatha Rosalie Innes
ChildrenPeter Rees (son)
Other workHonorary Colonel Welch Regiment
Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire

Major General Thomas Wynford Rees, CB, CIE, DSO & Bar, MC, DL (12 January 1898 – 15 October 1959) was a Welsh officer in the British Indian Army during the First World War, the interwar years and the Second World War