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

Sir Stanley Rees
Born
Charles William Stanley Rees

(1907-11-30)30 November 1907
Port Elizabeth, South Africa[1]
Died13 December 2000(2000-12-13) (aged 93)
OccupationJudge

Early life edit

Rees was born on 30 November 1907. He went to St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown,[3] after which he went to University College, Oxford, where he read Law. He practised law in London from 1931.[2]

Military and legal career edit

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Rees became an officer in the Royal Artillery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment.[4]

In 1957, Rees became a barrister and in 1962 was appointed a judge[5] in the Family Division of the High Court[6][7] and was knighted in the same year.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967
  2. ^ a b c "Sir Stanley Rees". The Daily Telegraph. 14 December 2000. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. ^ Poland 2008, p. 470.
  4. ^ "No. 42575". The London Gazette. 19 January 1962. p. 501.
  5. ^ "No. 34637". The London Gazette. 20 June 1939. p. 4157.
  6. ^ Butler & Drakeford 2012, p. 92.
  7. ^ "Jet". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 5 March 1964. ISSN 0021-5996.

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