Cenotaph : 13361

Cenotaph ID: 
13361
Rank Last Held: 
Corporal
Forenames: 
Herbert Spencer
Surname: 
Rutherford
Alias: 
Herbert Spencer Rutherfurd
Serial Number: 
667939
Place of Birth: 
Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Farmer
Embarkation Body: 
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Date: 
1916-01-08 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Suez, Egypt (8 February 1916)
Vessel: 
Maunganui
Nominal Roll Number: 
21
Page on Nominal Roll: 
22
Age at Death: 
37
Date of Death: 
31 July 1917
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Belgium
Cause of Death: 
Died of wounds
Archives NZ Reference: 
R20808900
Memorial Name: 
Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
First Rank: 
Private
Next of Kin: 
J. Rutherford (father), Anchorage, Aramoho, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 37
Last Unit Served: 
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion

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