Enoch Howell Rees (Q67745)

Enoch Rees (Enoch Howell Rees), of Maesteg, Glamorgan, was born in 1888 in Llandysul, Cardiganshire. He became an engineer and in 1911 emigrated to New Zealand. In 1914, he joined the New Zealand expedition force where he served in West Africa and France. He was injured and moved to Maesteg, where he formed the firm of Rees & Williams. In the 1940s he published several short stories in the Glamorgan Advertiser (later issued as books), and the short novel Witched Waters (Arthur J. Stockwell Ltd, 1943). He also wrote a large number of stage and radio plays in the 1940s, including Dark o' the Moon which was the basis for the light opera Gwyneth (published 1943), with music by Dr Haydn Morris and lyrics by 'Caerwyn'. In 1957-1958, he was President of the Welsh Rugby Union.