Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | c/o Messrs. Walker, Reid and Co., Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Rutherford, 92 Fitzroy Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Promotions |
Captain Unit: Permanent Supernumery List Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: Private Gordon Andrew RUTHERFORD, No. 2286, 47th Battalion. Killed in action 11 April 1917 - France |
Other details |
Son of Andrew and Elizabeth Cathols (nee Cunningham) Rutherford War Service: Middle East, Gallipoli. Transferred to 67th Flying Squadron - Middle East. Taken prisoner of war in Turkey. Remained there until five days before the Armistice, on 6 November 1918 Returned to Australian on 'Port Darwin' leaving from Suex and disembarking at Sydney on 26 December 1918 Married Alice Doris Avery on 15 July 1925 |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 85 |