Name
Frederick Rhodes
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
911142
Army Service Corps
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Biography
Frederick Rhodes was born on 19th June 1884 at Bourne End in Buckinghamshire. He was one of five children (four sons and one daughter) born to William and Elizabeth Rhodes. At the time of the 1891 Census the family lived at Cores End, Wooburn, Buckinghamshire. William worked as a Roller in a Paper Mill. By 1901 the family still lived at Cores End, but William was employed as an Estate Worker, and Frederick worked as a Bricklayer.
Frederick married May Foster at Hitchin on 25th November 1905, and the couple had a son, Frederick (junior) on 19th July 1908. In the 1911 Census the family was recorded living at 24 Marlin Square, Abbots Langley, and Frederick (senior) was employed as an Attendant at the Asylum.
Frederick attested on 12th November 1915. At the time the family lived at 16 Marlin Square, Abbots Langley, and he was still employed as an Asylum Attendant. He was posted to the Army Reserve and was not mobilised until 1st June 1916. He was posted to the 3rd Counties (CP) Brigade Royal Field Artillery (RFA) on 5th June 1916, and was sent to Salonica on 12th December 1916. He arrived seven days later on 19th December 1916.
On 2nd January 1917 Frederick was posted with the rank of Driver to the 100th Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Frederick was recorded in the Abbots Langley Parish Magazine Roll of Honour for the first time in February 1917, serving with the Royal Field Artillery. The Parish Magazine noted that Frederick was serving with the Army Service Corps, but in the final Roll of Honour listed in the Magazine in December 1918 he was recorded with the RFA,
Frederick was listed in the Absent Voter Records of Autumn 1918 and Spring 1919, serving with the 100th Brigade of the RFA. His address was given at 16th Marlin Square, Abbots Langley. It is not known when Frederick returned from Salonica, however his Service Record noted that he was granted a War Pension of 5/6d per week from 12th April 1919 – maybe the date he was demobilised. There was no explanation as to the reason why the Pension was awarded.
Frederick Rhodes survived the War.
Additional Information
Formerly Royal Field Artillery
Acknowledgments
Roger Yapp - www.backtothefront.org
