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COL Francis William “Frank” Rhodes

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COL Francis William “Frank” Rhodes

Birth
Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Death
21 Sep 1905 (aged 55)
Cape Town, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Burial
Dalham, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England Add to Map
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Francis William (1850-1905) joined the 1st Royal Dragoons as 2nd Lieutenant in 1873, rising to the rank of Colonel in 1889. He fought in Egypt, 1884, the Sudan, 1884-1885, 1888, in the Ndebele War, 1896 and the South African War, 1899-1900.
Colonel Frank Rhodes, who, while acting as war correspondent for "The Times", was wounded in the attack on the Khalifa's force at Omdurman. He was in active service in the First Royal Dragoons, acted subsequently as military secretary to Lord Harris when
Viceroy of India, and retired on half-pay in 1889.
He was managing director of the African Transcontinental Telegraph Company. He retired in 1903.
The death is announced of Colonel Frank Rhodes, at Cape Town, from
blackwater fever contracted in Uganda.
Francis William (1850-1905) joined the 1st Royal Dragoons as 2nd Lieutenant in 1873, rising to the rank of Colonel in 1889. He fought in Egypt, 1884, the Sudan, 1884-1885, 1888, in the Ndebele War, 1896 and the South African War, 1899-1900.
Colonel Frank Rhodes, who, while acting as war correspondent for "The Times", was wounded in the attack on the Khalifa's force at Omdurman. He was in active service in the First Royal Dragoons, acted subsequently as military secretary to Lord Harris when
Viceroy of India, and retired on half-pay in 1889.
He was managing director of the African Transcontinental Telegraph Company. He retired in 1903.
The death is announced of Colonel Frank Rhodes, at Cape Town, from
blackwater fever contracted in Uganda.

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  • Created by: Len
  • Added: May 11, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226710366/francis_william-rhodes: accessed ), memorial page for COL Francis William “Frank” Rhodes (9 Apr 1850–21 Sep 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226710366, citing Saint Mary Churchyard, Dalham, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England; Maintained by Len (contributor 48078406).