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209192David Gareth "Dewi" Rees
Royal Air Force 166 Squadron
from:Wales
(d.23rd Oct 1943)
My mother died when I was little but when she was alive she always told me of her favorite cousin Dewi Rees, and how awful it was that he died at the age of 19. He was a Flight Engineer with 166 Squadron and died on 23/10/1943 while Bombing Kassel. The plane was shot down and crashed in a village called Obermeiser just outside Kassel. He is buried now at Hanover War Cemetary. I am taking my son there in the summer. Through chance I have managed to find the last photo of him as he leaves with 166 Squadron for his Avro Lancaster ED 366. These boys where so young so brave fighting for King and country.
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I am the nephew of Dewi Rees and the son of his brother John. I have visited his memorial at Llangunnor Church, near Carmarthen this week and plan to visit his final resting place in Hannover this summer. To my knowledge I thought I was going to be the first person to visit his grave and it is gratifying to think that he has been in thoughts of others over 70 years after his death.I have a portrait photo of him but if you have a copy of the photograph you mention that you could share Both I and my dad would be grateful. I was also hoping you could confirm your mum's name.
Gareth Rees The complete report about the Lancaster ED 266 crash you will find under www.geschichte-obermeiser.de available in German. Newspaper article from 22.10.2015 on request. Feel free to ask for further informations.Reinhard
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