Regimental number | 10/3728 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Father, J Rutherfurd, Anchorage, Aramoho |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines 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 details | Surname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as RUTHERFORD. |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 22 |
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