Captain

Thomas Wyville Leonard Rutherford

MC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Josephine Rutherford, of Wartle, Hamilton East, New Zealand. Born at Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand. A mining engineer.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/718
Name:
Thomas Wyville Leonard Rutherford
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
John Rutherford, Aramoho, Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Reefton, Westland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
19 October 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. E. 8.
Cemetery Location: 
Iran
Thomas Wyville Leonard Rutherford
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