7 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁politician . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Re es - Will iams ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Br id g end , ▁Wales , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Jen net ▁( née ▁David ) ▁and ▁David ▁Re es - Will iams . ▁He ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁solic itor ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁Commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁( T er rit orial ▁Army ) ▁Battalion , ▁Wel ch ▁Regiment , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁Captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁Major ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁his ▁batt alion ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁search light ▁unit . ▁He ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁when ▁all ▁search light ▁units ▁did ▁so , ▁and ▁ended ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁as ▁a ▁Lieutenant - Col onel . ▁ ▁Re es - Will iams ▁was ▁elected ▁Labour ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Cro yd on ▁South ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁MP , ▁Sir ▁Herbert ▁Williams . ▁In ▁the ▁government ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Office , ▁trav elling ▁to ▁East ▁Asia ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁movements ▁towards ▁independence . ▁His ▁seat ▁was ▁red ist ributed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁and ▁he ▁narrow ly ▁lost ▁the ▁successor ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁peer age ▁as ▁Baron ▁Og more , ▁of ▁Br id g end ▁in ▁the