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Rhodes-Moorhouse, WILLIAM BARNARD
UK, WWI, British and Allied Airmen who Died in WWI, 1914-1920
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Full Name
Rhodes-Moorhouse, WILLIAM BARNARD
Date Of Birth
26 Sep 1887
Age
27
Birth Place
London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
PARNHAM, England
Date
26 Apr 1915
Date Of Death
27 Apr 1915
Fate
Died of Wounds
Information
Aeroplane Officer. Special Reserve. Promoted to Lieutenant with effect from 24th April 1915 – notified posthumously. Son of Edward Moorhouse, of Parnham House, Dorset; husband of Linda Rhodes-Moorhouse. Father of William Henry Rhodes-Moorhouse – killed in action in 1940 during The Battle of Britain. Enrolled at Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1908.
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Further gazette dates: 18/06/1915 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 5981 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 29200 (MiD)
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
4990 (V.C.); Issue: 29170 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Courtrai, Belgium; France and Flanders
Certificate Type
Aviator's
Certificate Date
17 Oct 1911
Test Taken
Huntingdon
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Flying Corps
Battalion
2nd Squadron
Aircraft
Bleriot Monoplane
Place of Death
Merville, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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1914/15 Star
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
unit
Royal Flying Corps
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Publication Title
UK, WWI, British and Allied Airmen who Died in WWI, 1914-1920
Content Source
Naval and Military Press
Last Updated
30 Oct 2023
Description
All British and Empire airmen who died in WWI.
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