We remember John Rutherford

We remember John Rutherford

Timeline

Timeline

1880
birth Cockburnspath United Kingdom Source:6181031 2nd March 1880
1911
marriage Mary Ellen Royce Read Source:6181021 23rd December 1911
1915
enlistment Kelso United Kingdom Source:6180050 16th February 1915
1915
service British Army Private 20743 Royal Scots 3rd Battalion Source:6180050 24th February 1915
1915
service British Army Lance Corporal 20743 Royal Scots 3rd Battalion Source:6180050 24th June 1915
1917
service British Army Private 20743 Royal Scots 15th Battalion Source:6180050 23rd February 1917 - 31st May 1917
1917
dates Age 37 Source:6180027 31st May 1917
1917
service British Army Private 20743 Royal Scots 1st / 5th Battalion Source:6180027 31st May 1917
service British Army Lance Corporal 20743 Royal Scots Source:3866892
service British Army Private 20743 Royal Scots Source:3866892
1917
death France Source:7112764 Source:6180027 31st May 1917
burial Mindel Trench British Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7112764

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Rutherford
Source 3866892
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 20743 Royal Scots Lance Corporal
British Army 20743 Royal Scots Private
British Army 20743 Royal Scots 1st / 5th Battalion Private
British Army 20743 Royal Scots 3rd Battalion Lance Corporal
British Army 20743 Royal Scots 15th Battalion Private
British Army 20743 Royal Scots 3rd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Peter Rutherford father
Isabella Johnston mother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Ellen Royce Read wife 23rd December 1911

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Andrew29768
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Andrew29768
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew29768
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew29768
GRO WAR DEATHS ARMY OTHER RANKS (1914 to1921) Transcription Andrew29768
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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John Rutherford CWGC record Andrew29768

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