RHODES, Francis Mons
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Known as:
Snowy
Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
5956694
Died :
Wednesday, August 19, 1942
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
27
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Local Roll of Honour:
Private Francis Rhodes, known as 'Snowy', was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later reported killed in action. Son of Francis and Grace Lilian Rhodes; husband of Joan Eva Rhodes, of East Ham, Essex.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/49 and WO417/56.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
Notes
Reference is made to him in our entry for Captain Richard Wills.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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