Stanley Rees Explained

Sir Stanley Rees
Birth Name:Charles William Stanley Rees
Birth Date:30 November 1907
Birth Place:Port Elizabeth, South Africa[1]
Death Place:Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England
Occupation:Judge

Sir Charles William Stanley Rees (30 November 1907 – 13 December 2000) was a British barrister and High Court judge.[2]

Early life

Rees was born on 30 November 1907. He went to St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, after which he went to University College, Oxford, where he read Law. He practised law in London from 1931.[2]

Military and legal career

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Rees became an officer in the Royal Artillery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment.

In 1957, Rees became a barrister and in 1962 was appointed a judge in the Family Division of the High Court[3] and was knighted in the same year.[2]

Sources

. The Boy in You: A Biography of St. Andrew's College, 1855-2005. 2008. Fernwood Press. 978-1-874950-86-8. Marguerite Poland.

Notes and References

  1. New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967
  2. News: Sir Stanley Rees . 28 April 2019 . The Daily Telegraph . 14 December 2000.
  3. Jet. Jet. 5 March 1964. Johnson Publishing Company. 0021-5996.