Walter Eustace Rhodes

Walter Eustace Rhodes (1872 – 13 July 1918) was an English historian, translator, librarian and soldier.[1]

Walter Rhodes
Born
Walter Eustace Rhodes

1872 (1872)
Died (aged 46)
Cause of deathKilled in action
NationalityEnglish
OccupationHistorian
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankPrivate
Service number79174
UnitDevonshire Regiment
Battles/warsFirst World War  
War memorial, Old Quadrangle, University of Manchester

Rhodes was the son of John and Ellen Rhodes, of Cheetham, Manchester.[2] From 1895 until his resignation in 1903 he was the librarian of Owens College Library.[3]

During the First World War he served as a private in the Devonshire Regiment. He was killed on 13 July 1918 and is memorialised on the war memorial of the University of Manchester.[4]

Works

Rhodes made several contributions to the Dictionary of National Biography. He also had material published by the Chetham Society

  • The Apostolical Life of Ambrose Barlow, (ed.) (1909) Manchester: Chetham Society
  • Chetham miscellanies, (1909) Manchester: Chetham Society

Also:

References

  1. Historical Essays. Manchester: Manchester University Press. 1871.
  2. Morley, James. "Private Walter Eustace Rhodes Devonshire Regiment. Died Saturday 13 July 1918". A Street Near You. James MorleyASNY. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. Charlton, H. B. (1951). Portrait of a University. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 140
  4. "War Memorials Register, Imperial War Museums". www.iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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