During the First World War he served with the King's Own Royal Lancashire Regiment, and later with the Yorkshire Regiment. Seconded to the Royal Flying Corps, Rhodes served as an observer/gunner with No. 12 Squadron flying the RE 8. The squadron was mainly engaged on reconnaissance and artillery spotting duties, but Rhodes and his usual pilot South African Lt Croye Pithey, claimed as a crew a total of five enemy aircraft destroyed and a five more claimed 'out of control'. Rhodes won the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar.[1] He was badly wounded in September 1918, and walked with a limp for the rest of his life. He left with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Initially, the LDV were issued only with an armband and brought along to parades and training such implements or weapons as they could improvise. Quite soon the LDV was jokingly said to stand for "Look, Duck & Vanish". The name was quickly changed to the Home Guard and within a few weeks was equipped with rifles, army pattern khaki uniform and had officers and NCOs appointed. Hervey Rhodes became the CO of the 36th (West Riding) Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Major Rhodes (soon Lieutenant Colonel) visited the various companies, limping, complete with stick and pipe. The battalion was soon equipped with Thompson sub-machine guns and later, Sten guns and other weaponry. Rhodes served as CO of the battalion until it was disbanded. He then developed his political career, alongside his business interests at his mill in Delph.
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hervey, rhodes, baron, rhodes, august, 1895, september, 1987, british, labour, party, politician, born, saddleworth, west, riding, yorkshire, rhodes, educated, mary, school, greenfield, huddersfield, technical, college, employed, within, woollen, industry, dur. Hervey Rhodes Baron Rhodes KG DFC PC DL 12 August 1895 11 September 1987 was a British Labour Party politician Born in Saddleworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire Rhodes was educated at St Mary s School Greenfield and Huddersfield Technical College He was employed within the woollen industry During the First World War he served with the King s Own Royal Lancashire Regiment and later with the Yorkshire Regiment Seconded to the Royal Flying Corps Rhodes served as an observer gunner with No 12 Squadron flying the RE 8 The squadron was mainly engaged on reconnaissance and artillery spotting duties but Rhodes and his usual pilot South African Lt Croye Pithey claimed as a crew a total of five enemy aircraft destroyed and a five more claimed out of control Rhodes won the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar 1 He was badly wounded in September 1918 and walked with a limp for the rest of his life He left with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel During the Second World War Rhodes by then a mill owner and Chairman of the Saddleworth Urban District Council became the commanding officer of his nearby Local Defence Volunteers LDV formed in 1940 to defend Britain against the armies of the Third Reich then in occupation of much of Northern Europe and having succeeded in expelling the British Expeditionary Force from Europe at Dunkirk Initially the LDV were issued only with an armband and brought along to parades and training such implements or weapons as they could improvise Quite soon the LDV was jokingly said to stand for Look Duck amp Vanish The name was quickly changed to the Home Guard and within a few weeks was equipped with rifles army pattern khaki uniform and had officers and NCOs appointed Hervey Rhodes became the CO of the 36th West Riding Battalion Duke of Wellington s Regiment Major Rhodes soon Lieutenant Colonel visited the various companies limping complete with stick and pipe The battalion was soon equipped with Thompson sub machine guns and later Sten guns and other weaponry Rhodes served as CO of the battalion until it was disbanded He then developed his political career alongside his business interests at his mill in Delph In the 1945 general election Rhodes stood without success as the Labour candidate in Royton Lancashire A few months later he was elected as Member of Parliament for Ashton under Lyne in a by election on 1 October created by William Jowitt s elevation to the peerage Rhodes was parliamentary private secretary to Hilary Marquand as Paymaster General and Minister of Pensions In 1950 he was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade serving until Labour s defeat at the 1951 general election He served as MP until the 1964 general election when he was succeeded by Robert Sheldon He was created a life peer on 14 September 1964 as Baron Rhodes of Saddleworth in the West Riding of the County of York 2 He again held office as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1964 until 1967 He served as Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1968 He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1969 a Knight Companion of the Garter in 1972 and served as Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester from 1974 He died in Oldham aged 92 Coat of arms of Hervey Rhodes Baron Rhodes Crest A cotton plant fructed Proper between to the dexter a rose Argent and to the sinister a rose Gules both barbed and seeded stalked and leaved Proper Escutcheon Vert semy of acorns or two trumpets in saltire the mouth pieces downward on a chief Or two Lancashire child s clogs toes inward Sable the caps and studs Or Supporters Dexter a lion Or sinister a ram Proper Motto Eia Age Come On 3 See also editAshton under Lyne UK Parliament constituency Ashton under Lyne by election 1945References edit Above the War Front Franks Guest and Alegi grub street 1997 No 43436 The London Gazette 15 September 1964 p 7771 Debrett s Peerage 1985 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Hervey RhodesParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byWilliam Jowitt Member of Parliament for Ashton under Lyne1945 1964 Succeeded byRobert SheldonPolitical officesPreceded byJohn Edwards Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade1950 1951 Succeeded byHenry StraussHonorary titlesPreceded byThe Earl of Derby Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire1968 1971 Succeeded byThe Lord Clitheroe Portals nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Biography nbsp Lancashire Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hervey Rhodes Baron Rhodes amp oldid 1185916130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
