Geboortedatum:

29 september 1915

Overlijdensdatum:

10 juni 1995

Dienstnummer:

P/265839

Nationaliteit:

Britse

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17 june 1944 WO 171/1397 - 2 East Yorkshire Regiment
Posn still held and first night recce patrol led by Lt Rutherford was sent out to discover strength of enemy in CHATEAU DE LA LANDE. Some posns were identified but were obviously alternate posns and any effort on our part to discover infm were treated with heavy SA fire from all sides and heavy shell fire. Cas sustained:- 2 O.Rs wounded.

17 october 1944 WO 171/1397 - 2 East Yorkshire Regiment
B Coy moved in behind A Coy, who had reached the brewery at 778272, and moved fwd, but owing to darkness coming on, were unable to continue, and took up a posn for the night. D Coy, under Capt Rutherford had by now also reached the town, and Capt Rutherford, finding that the opposition was decreasing, decided to push on past his coy’s objective. D Coy thus reached the town centre of VENRAIJ ahead of the other coys, and were engaged in confused house to house fighting around the town square until 0400 hrs in the morning. Enemy patrols of 7/8 men entered VENRAIJ frequently during the night and added to the difficulty of clearing the streets. Hy shelling of the town by the enemy continued throughout the night.

11 december 1944 WO 171/1397 - 2 East Yorkshire Regiment
C Coy – Major R. Rutherford – M.C.

• Foto 1: David Maxwell
• - Groepsfoto.
  - Recommendation for Award for Rutherford, Reginald Rank: Lieutenant, Acting Major... | The National Archives
  - Imperial War Museums
  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35997/supplement/1953