Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Viking Rhode
Age at last birthday: 8
Date of birth: Nov 1891 [sic]
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Home in 1900: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1207 West First Street
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Sigurd (age 20), Storm (12), and Alfild (11)
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T623 790; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 277
Date: Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Rolf V Rhode
Age in 1910: 22 [sic]
Estimated birth year: 1888
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: head
Home in 1910: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1209 First Street
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Farm or house: house
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: carpenter
Type of industry: building
Salary or wage worker: wages
Whether out of work on April 15, 1910: no
Number of weeks out of work in 1909: 0
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T624_724; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 763
Date: 18 Apr 1910
He volunteered for service in the Canadian army in World War I, enlisting under the name "Ralph Viking Rhodes" on December 13, 1915, in Winnipeg. However, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission of Great Britain has his name correct as Rolf Viking Rhode. He was a lance corporal in the 44th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)and was killed in France March 18, 1917, aged 24. He is buried in the Communal Cemetery in Barlin, France, Plot I, Row G, Grave # 23.
The back of the photograph of him in Canadian Army uniform reads: "Rolf Viking Rhode born the 22nd of November 1890 in St. Paul Minn came to Duluth with his parents in 1893 and where educated in McCommon school there in Emmerson and partly in normal school. Working for Mr F A Patrick & Co to 1911 then going west and to Canada enlisted in Winnipeg Man[itoba] in the Canadian Army as Lance Corporal Regimental No. 829753 going overseas Sept." The photograph probably was taken when he presumably took leave to visit his family in Duluth after training, between enlisting in December 1913 and September 1914. His Canadian Army records list him as 5 feet, 9 inches tall, with blue eyes, a fair complexion, and light hair. His religion is listed as Lutheran. Cause of death in the records is listed as "dangerously wounded."
He is listed in the Canadian "Book of Remembrance" for the First World War on page 315 under the name "Ralph Viking Rhodes." The Books of Remembrance list all the names of the Canadian soldiers who died in all wars, and are kept in a memorial in Ottawa.
Article from the "Herald" of Duluth, Minnesota dated 20 Mar 1917:
Duluth Boy
Dies at Front
- · -
Rolf Rhode Succumbed to
Wounds March 19, Says
Report
- · -
"Died of wounds, March 19, 1917." was the entry made at Ottawa yesterday on the record of Rolf Viking Rhode, aged 25, a Duluth boy, who enlisted with a Winnipeg battalion last fall.
S. A. E. Rhode of 1225 West First street, father of the young man, was notified this morning of his son's death, by officers in the Ottawa office.
Although messages to the father from the Canadian war office have given no explanation as to where Rhode sustained the wounds which caused his death, it is believed he was wonded in France, during the advance of British troops over the miles of territory recently vacated by the German forces under Von Hindenberg.
On Monday Mr. Rhode was notified that his son had been dangerously wounded in the fighting on St. Patrick's day. He also was informed that he would be informed of any further developments. The second message arrived this morning.
The Canadian casualty lists stated that Rhode was an acting lance corporal at the time of his death. He enlisted at Montreal, according to his father.
Rhode was born in St. Paul and came to Duluth with his parents when a boy. He attended the public schools of this city, and later served an enlistment in the United States army.
He married Anna Margaret Wise 23 Aug 1910 in Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota. No known children.
Name: Viking Rhode
Age at last birthday: 8
Date of birth: Nov 1891 [sic]
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Home in 1900: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1207 West First Street
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Sigurd (age 20), Storm (12), and Alfild (11)
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T623 790; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 277
Date: Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Rolf V Rhode
Age in 1910: 22 [sic]
Estimated birth year: 1888
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: head
Home in 1910: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1209 First Street
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Farm or house: house
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: carpenter
Type of industry: building
Salary or wage worker: wages
Whether out of work on April 15, 1910: no
Number of weeks out of work in 1909: 0
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T624_724; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 763
Date: 18 Apr 1910
He volunteered for service in the Canadian army in World War I, enlisting under the name "Ralph Viking Rhodes" on December 13, 1915, in Winnipeg. However, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission of Great Britain has his name correct as Rolf Viking Rhode. He was a lance corporal in the 44th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)and was killed in France March 18, 1917, aged 24. He is buried in the Communal Cemetery in Barlin, France, Plot I, Row G, Grave # 23.
The back of the photograph of him in Canadian Army uniform reads: "Rolf Viking Rhode born the 22nd of November 1890 in St. Paul Minn came to Duluth with his parents in 1893 and where educated in McCommon school there in Emmerson and partly in normal school. Working for Mr F A Patrick & Co to 1911 then going west and to Canada enlisted in Winnipeg Man[itoba] in the Canadian Army as Lance Corporal Regimental No. 829753 going overseas Sept." The photograph probably was taken when he presumably took leave to visit his family in Duluth after training, between enlisting in December 1913 and September 1914. His Canadian Army records list him as 5 feet, 9 inches tall, with blue eyes, a fair complexion, and light hair. His religion is listed as Lutheran. Cause of death in the records is listed as "dangerously wounded."
He is listed in the Canadian "Book of Remembrance" for the First World War on page 315 under the name "Ralph Viking Rhodes." The Books of Remembrance list all the names of the Canadian soldiers who died in all wars, and are kept in a memorial in Ottawa.
Article from the "Herald" of Duluth, Minnesota dated 20 Mar 1917:
Duluth Boy
Dies at Front
- · -
Rolf Rhode Succumbed to
Wounds March 19, Says
Report
- · -
"Died of wounds, March 19, 1917." was the entry made at Ottawa yesterday on the record of Rolf Viking Rhode, aged 25, a Duluth boy, who enlisted with a Winnipeg battalion last fall.
S. A. E. Rhode of 1225 West First street, father of the young man, was notified this morning of his son's death, by officers in the Ottawa office.
Although messages to the father from the Canadian war office have given no explanation as to where Rhode sustained the wounds which caused his death, it is believed he was wonded in France, during the advance of British troops over the miles of territory recently vacated by the German forces under Von Hindenberg.
On Monday Mr. Rhode was notified that his son had been dangerously wounded in the fighting on St. Patrick's day. He also was informed that he would be informed of any further developments. The second message arrived this morning.
The Canadian casualty lists stated that Rhode was an acting lance corporal at the time of his death. He enlisted at Montreal, according to his father.
Rhode was born in St. Paul and came to Duluth with his parents when a boy. He attended the public schools of this city, and later served an enlistment in the United States army.
He married Anna Margaret Wise 23 Aug 1910 in Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota. No known children.
Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Viking Rhode
Age at last birthday: 8
Date of birth: Nov 1891 [sic]
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Home in 1900: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1207 West First Street
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Sigurd (age 20), Storm (12), and Alfild (11)
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T623 790; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 277
Date: Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Rolf V Rhode
Age in 1910: 22 [sic]
Estimated birth year: 1888
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: head
Home in 1910: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1209 First Street
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Farm or house: house
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: carpenter
Type of industry: building
Salary or wage worker: wages
Whether out of work on April 15, 1910: no
Number of weeks out of work in 1909: 0
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T624_724; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 763
Date: 18 Apr 1910
He volunteered for service in the Canadian army in World War I, enlisting under the name "Ralph Viking Rhodes" on December 13, 1915, in Winnipeg. However, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission of Great Britain has his name correct as Rolf Viking Rhode. He was a lance corporal in the 44th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)and was killed in France March 18, 1917, aged 24. He is buried in the Communal Cemetery in Barlin, France, Plot I, Row G, Grave # 23.
The back of the photograph of him in Canadian Army uniform reads: "Rolf Viking Rhode born the 22nd of November 1890 in St. Paul Minn came to Duluth with his parents in 1893 and where educated in McCommon school there in Emmerson and partly in normal school. Working for Mr F A Patrick & Co to 1911 then going west and to Canada enlisted in Winnipeg Man[itoba] in the Canadian Army as Lance Corporal Regimental No. 829753 going overseas Sept." The photograph probably was taken when he presumably took leave to visit his family in Duluth after training, between enlisting in December 1913 and September 1914. His Canadian Army records list him as 5 feet, 9 inches tall, with blue eyes, a fair complexion, and light hair. His religion is listed as Lutheran. Cause of death in the records is listed as "dangerously wounded."
He is listed in the Canadian "Book of Remembrance" for the First World War on page 315 under the name "Ralph Viking Rhodes." The Books of Remembrance list all the names of the Canadian soldiers who died in all wars, and are kept in a memorial in Ottawa.
Article from the "Herald" of Duluth, Minnesota dated 20 Mar 1917:
Duluth Boy
Dies at Front
- · -
Rolf Rhode Succumbed to
Wounds March 19, Says
Report
- · -
"Died of wounds, March 19, 1917." was the entry made at Ottawa yesterday on the record of Rolf Viking Rhode, aged 25, a Duluth boy, who enlisted with a Winnipeg battalion last fall.
S. A. E. Rhode of 1225 West First street, father of the young man, was notified this morning of his son's death, by officers in the Ottawa office.
Although messages to the father from the Canadian war office have given no explanation as to where Rhode sustained the wounds which caused his death, it is believed he was wonded in France, during the advance of British troops over the miles of territory recently vacated by the German forces under Von Hindenberg.
On Monday Mr. Rhode was notified that his son had been dangerously wounded in the fighting on St. Patrick's day. He also was informed that he would be informed of any further developments. The second message arrived this morning.
The Canadian casualty lists stated that Rhode was an acting lance corporal at the time of his death. He enlisted at Montreal, according to his father.
Rhode was born in St. Paul and came to Duluth with his parents when a boy. He attended the public schools of this city, and later served an enlistment in the United States army.
He married Anna Margaret Wise 23 Aug 1910 in Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota. No known children.
Name: Viking Rhode
Age at last birthday: 8
Date of birth: Nov 1891 [sic]
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Home in 1900: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1207 West First Street
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Sigurd (age 20), Storm (12), and Alfild (11)
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T623 790; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 277
Date: Jun 1900
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Rolf V Rhode
Age in 1910: 22 [sic]
Estimated birth year: 1888
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: head
Home in 1910: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1209 First Street
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Farm or house: house
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: carpenter
Type of industry: building
Salary or wage worker: wages
Whether out of work on April 15, 1910: no
Number of weeks out of work in 1909: 0
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T624_724; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 763
Date: 18 Apr 1910
He volunteered for service in the Canadian army in World War I, enlisting under the name "Ralph Viking Rhodes" on December 13, 1915, in Winnipeg. However, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission of Great Britain has his name correct as Rolf Viking Rhode. He was a lance corporal in the 44th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)and was killed in France March 18, 1917, aged 24. He is buried in the Communal Cemetery in Barlin, France, Plot I, Row G, Grave # 23.
The back of the photograph of him in Canadian Army uniform reads: "Rolf Viking Rhode born the 22nd of November 1890 in St. Paul Minn came to Duluth with his parents in 1893 and where educated in McCommon school there in Emmerson and partly in normal school. Working for Mr F A Patrick & Co to 1911 then going west and to Canada enlisted in Winnipeg Man[itoba] in the Canadian Army as Lance Corporal Regimental No. 829753 going overseas Sept." The photograph probably was taken when he presumably took leave to visit his family in Duluth after training, between enlisting in December 1913 and September 1914. His Canadian Army records list him as 5 feet, 9 inches tall, with blue eyes, a fair complexion, and light hair. His religion is listed as Lutheran. Cause of death in the records is listed as "dangerously wounded."
He is listed in the Canadian "Book of Remembrance" for the First World War on page 315 under the name "Ralph Viking Rhodes." The Books of Remembrance list all the names of the Canadian soldiers who died in all wars, and are kept in a memorial in Ottawa.
Article from the "Herald" of Duluth, Minnesota dated 20 Mar 1917:
Duluth Boy
Dies at Front
- · -
Rolf Rhode Succumbed to
Wounds March 19, Says
Report
- · -
"Died of wounds, March 19, 1917." was the entry made at Ottawa yesterday on the record of Rolf Viking Rhode, aged 25, a Duluth boy, who enlisted with a Winnipeg battalion last fall.
S. A. E. Rhode of 1225 West First street, father of the young man, was notified this morning of his son's death, by officers in the Ottawa office.
Although messages to the father from the Canadian war office have given no explanation as to where Rhode sustained the wounds which caused his death, it is believed he was wonded in France, during the advance of British troops over the miles of territory recently vacated by the German forces under Von Hindenberg.
On Monday Mr. Rhode was notified that his son had been dangerously wounded in the fighting on St. Patrick's day. He also was informed that he would be informed of any further developments. The second message arrived this morning.
The Canadian casualty lists stated that Rhode was an acting lance corporal at the time of his death. He enlisted at Montreal, according to his father.
Rhode was born in St. Paul and came to Duluth with his parents when a boy. He attended the public schools of this city, and later served an enlistment in the United States army.
He married Anna Margaret Wise 23 Aug 1910 in Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota. No known children.
Inscription
829753 Lance Cpl.
Rolf Viking Rhode
44th Bn Canadian Infantry
18th March 1917
Born in St. Paul
Minnesota, U.S.A.
of Norwegian born parents
Gravesite Details
Lance Corporal, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment). Age: 25.
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