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Pte. Horace William "William" Rhodes
British Army 8th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment
from:Knottingley
(d.1st July 1916)
Horace Rhodes was known as William, he served with 8th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment and enlisted in Pontefract on on 23rd September 1915. He was born in 1888 in Knottingley, his parents were Barnabas and Mary Ann Rhodes. William was killed in action on 1st July 1916 and has no known grave, he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. A Handwritten note on the medal card says: 'Missing 1st of July 1916' and 'Served in France'.