Mike Rees is a former deputy headteacher and history teacher. He is a part time tutor with the University of South Wales supporting schools in a variety of historical projects. His Masters thesis was ‘The Disintegration of the Liberal Party 1931-1933’.
Rees is treasurer of the Gwent Branch of the Western Front Association. He regularly give talks to history groups on a range of subjects connected to World War One, including artists and poets, David Lloyd George, the Treaty of Versailles and sport.