Rees, Morgan James
Captain Morgan James Rees, R.A.M.C., died on October 30th, aged 41 of wounds received on October 22nd while attending to the wounded under fire. He was the younger son of the late John Rees of Stepney, and was educated at the City of London School, at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and at Guy's Hospital. He took the diplomas of M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. Lond. in 1902. and D.P.H. of the London College in 1904, the degrees of M.B. Lond. in 1904, the degrees of M.B. Lond. in 1902, and M.D. in State Medicine in 1906. After filling the posts of Assistant Medical Officer of the Brook Hospital of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, and Assistant Medical Officer of Health to the County Borough of Reading, he became Medical Officer of Health, and Superintendent of the Isolation Hospital for Aberdare Urban District in 1906, and in 1911 was appointed one of the Medical Inspectors of the Local Government Board. He was a Fellow of the Society of Medical Officers of Health, and of the Royal Society of Medicine, and a Member of the Royal Sanitary Institute.
He took a temporary commission in the R.A.M.C. a little over a year ago. Guy's Hospital Reports Vol.LXX, War Memorial Number
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Rees |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Morgan James |
| Date of birth | 1875 |
| Place of birth | Bethnal Green Registration District |
| Family details | Son of John and Catherine Rees, of 1, Hannibal Rd, Stepney Green, London |
| Previous education | City of London School, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1894-1902 |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. and M.B. 1902; D.P.H 1904; M.D.,1906 |
| Military unit | Royal Army Medical Corps, 132nd Field Amb |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 30 October 1916 |
| Age at death | 41 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds received on October 22nd |
| Burial place | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital Memorial |
| Sources | Guy's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |