| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Address | 27 Brysen Street, Canterbury, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rutland, 27 Brysen Street, Canterbury, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt John Dishop Rutland on NR |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 39), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Amelia RUTLAND, 27 Bryson Street, Canterbury, Melbourne. Native of Camberwell, Victoria |