[1] Born in Cardiff on 21 September 1912 to the Reverend Frederick Rees, Canon of Llandaff and Vicar of St Catherine, Canton and his wife, Charlotte.
Rees worked as a sister in the ear, nose and throat department of the Cardiff Royal Infirmary.
[4][7] She returned to her previous role until receiving a scholarship in September 1946 to study for a Certificate in Nursing Education and Administration at the University of Toronto.
[8] Following this she took up the position of assistant tutor at Cardiff Royal Infirmary from 1947-1950 before moving to St George’s Hospital, London.
[15] Rees was honoured by the British Red Cross Society in 1971 and received life membership.