Trevellyn David Rees – Royal Marine Light Infantry, 1st Royal Marines Battalion
Private Trevellyn David Rees – Royal Marine Light Infantry, 1 st Royal Marines Battalion Early Life Trevellyn David Rees was born in 1898 in Swansea , the son of Edwin Rees and Sarah Robinson , who had married in 1897 . He grew up in the working‑class community around Fleet Street, an area typical of Swansea’s industrial landscape in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. 1901 Census The 1901 Census records the Rees family living at 8 Fleet Street, Swansea . Trevellyn’s father, Edwin , aged 39 , was employed as a Lamp Lighter for local works, while his mother Sarah , aged 26 , cared for their two young children, Trevellyn (3) and Elsie (1). Also living with the family was Daisy H. Henshaw , aged 9 , recorded as a niece, reflecting the close‑knit extended family arrangements common at the time. 1911 Census By 1911 , the Rees family had moved to 110 Fleet Street, Swansea . Edwin, still recorded as 39 , was now working as a Labourer for the Corporation , and Sarah, aged 36 ...
