World War 1

Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1

Generally showing where they are commemorated, when they died and some basic facts about each person. There are gaps, however, so if you can fill in any missing details do please contact us.

Robert Murray Rutherford

Forename(s):
Robert Murray

Surname:
Rutherford

Initial(s):
R M

Service Number:
27680

Rank:
Private

Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 11th (Service) Battalion

Died:
30/07/1916

Aged:
22

Buried:
Etaples Military Cemetery

Service History:
Enlisted at Wooler, Northumberland.

Died of wounds received.

Background:
According to Ancestry.co.uk, born at Chalton, Hampshire this may have been a mistake given that Rutherford's parents' address & residence are known to have been Chatton, Northumberland.

Son of Robert & Margaret Ann Rutherford, of Chatton, Belford, Northumberland. Native of Chatton.

Local Memorial:
Chatton Memorial Cross, Village Green