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207219 Pte. Harry Rhodes British Army 1st/8th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment from:Leeds, West Riding. (d.9th May 1915) I have only recently found Harry during my ancestry research. He was my great-uncle. I know he had a job as a bottle washer at the time the First World War began. He enlisted and went to France on 16th April 1915 as a Rifleman and was killed in action on 9th May 1915. Harry has no known grave but his name is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial in Belgium. I have not been able to find out if he was killed in a battle or a skirmish, though the only battle I have found that took place on the day he was killed was Aubers Ridge. I have asked family members including my father - they tell me they didn't know about Harry and have no information. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**