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RUTHERFORD, Douglas Wallace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 28 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 19 November 1975, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld, Rockhampton Grammar School WWI Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, SW to right thigh. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit (Egypt) 30 April 1916. | |
| 15 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Flying Officer, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Egypt | |
| 2 Nov 1916: | Involvement Captain, Officer, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 28 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Flying Officer, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, GSW to right leg. Evacuated to hospital (Cairo) and then several months leave to Australia. Rejoined unit January 1918. | |
| 1 May 1918: | Imprisoned Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Captured in the Amman area after his plane was forced down by enemy action. Repatriated from Turkey 6 November 1918. | |
| 13 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, RTA 15 November 1918 and appointment terminated. |
Personal Stories
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His brother 2286 Private Gordon Andrew Rutherford of the 47th Battalion AIF was killed in action on 11 April 1917 - France
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