Rutherford, Robert | Universities at War

Personal details

Name on Memorial:

Rutherford, Robert

Forename(s):

Robert

Surname:

Rutherford

Date of Death:

Friday, September 15, 1916

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Degree(s):

BSc (1911)

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Army

Unit:

Durham Light Infantry, 9th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Robert was the son of J. W. and Isabella Rutherford. He was educated at Seaton Delaval Council School, then between 1908 and 1911 at Armstrong College where he obtained a BSc. in June 1911.

Robert was killed in action at the Somme on 15th September 1916 aged 27.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Robert is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial in the Somme, France.

Memorials

Other Memorials:

Robert is also commemorated on a panel in Seaton Delaval First School, where he was a former pupil.

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

North East War Memorials Project

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Ian Johnson, Alan Callender.