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	13 July 1918 (aged 46)
Cause of death	Killed in action
Nationality	English
Occupation	Historian
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Private
Service number	79174
Unit	Devonshire Regiment
Battles/wars	First 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:

• "The Italian bankers in England and their loans to Edward I and Edward II" in Historical essays by members of the Owens college, Manchester (1901) p. 137-168

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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