Harry Rée
| Harry Alfred Rée | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 October 1914 |
| Died | 17 May 1991 (aged 76) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit |
Special Operations Executive Intelligence Corps |
| Commands held | Stockbroker |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Order Order of the British Empire |
| Other work | Teacher and Educationist |
Harry Alfred Rée, DSO, OBE (15 October 1914 – 17 May 1991) was a British educationist and wartime member of the Special Operations Executive.
Harry Rée was born in England, the son of Dr. Alfred Rée, a chemist who was from a Danish Jewish family, and Lavinia Elisabeth Dimmick, the American-born great granddaughter of chemist and industrialist Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, Cambridge University, and the Institute of Education, University of London. In 1937 he became a language master at Bradford Grammar School, and later at Beckenham and Penge County School for Boys. In 1940 he married Hetty, daughter of Eardley Vine, of Beaconsfield. They had three children, Janet, Brian and the philosopher Jonathan.
In the Second World War Rée was registered in 1940 as a conscientious objector conditional upon working in the National Fire Service, but in 1941 re-registered for military service and was called up into the army. He later volunteered for the Special Operations Executive, receiving a captaincy in the Intelligence Corps and the codename "César". In April 1943 he was parachuted into France and joined the Acrobat Network around Montbéliard. Later he became active in the Stockbroker Network around Belfort.
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