Herbert Spencer RUTHERFURD

Regimental number10/3728
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, J Rutherfurd, Anchorage, Aramoho
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 31 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Josephine Rutherfurd, Stratford, Taranaki. Native of Masterton, Wairarapa
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as RUTHERFORD.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 22

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