Albert Rhodes (c.1895-1916)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
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Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- RHODES, ALBERT. Private. No 2429. 1/5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Thurstonland. Son of Oliver and Ada Rhodes. Lived Ash Tree Farm, Thurstonland. Employed as a twister by Messrs B Crosland and Company, Oakes, Lindley. Was a member of the Thurstonland Cricket Club. Enlisted at the outbreak of the war. Wounded in the head on 3.9.1916. Died of wounds at No 3 Casualty Clearing Station on 6.9.1916, aged 21 years. Buried PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY. Grave location:- Plot 4, Row A, Grave 43. Thurstonland War Memorial; memorial in St. Thomas's Churchyard, Thurstonland; Huddersfield Drill Hall.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private RHODES
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Wednesday, September 6, 1916
- record ID: 512024
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #512024)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #3712400)