Rutherford Joseph Pte 4459419

Personnel Entry

Pte J Rutherford's CWGC headstone.

Name Rutherford Joseph
Army number 4459419
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1917/18.
Age 22
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no Enlistment Date as yet. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS. Served BEF. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40
Home address Son of James and Ellen Rutherford, Husband of Rosemary Rutherford, Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row B, Grave 12, Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux.
Source table 1TS