Complex sentence: In 1919, Rees was appointed and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), in 1920 his home town of Caernarfon presented him with a sword and the freedom of Caernarfon.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1919, Rees was appointed and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). In 1920 Rees was presented with a sword and the freedom of Caernarfon.