Waterloo Region Generations
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Private Harold Rutherford

Male 1897 - 1916  (19 years)


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  • Name Harold Rutherford 
    Prefix Private 
    Born 13 Apr 1897  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Rutherford,Harold-WW1.jpg
    Rutherford,Harold-WW1.jpg
    Residence 1911  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-339300 
    Died 3 Jun 1916  Mount Sorrel, , Frances Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Cause: Cause: Killed in Action 
    Buried Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I339300  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father William Rutherford,   b. 18 Oct 1854, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1939, Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary Ellen McSwain,   b. 4 Jun 1861, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1918, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1884  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F248036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-4 Page 5.

    2. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 11.

    3. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      [Front/East] Rutherford/ Mary E. McWain/ wife of/ Wm. Rutherford/ died Oct. 18, 1918/ In Her 57 year/ William Rutherford/ died June 21, 1939/ In his 86th year
      [Back/West] Harold Rutherford/ died In France/ June 3, 1916/ Ernest Rutherford/ 1886 - 1959
      [A] Mother [B] Father

    4. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948.
      Harold Rutherford Death Date: 3 Jun 1916 Rank: Private Unit: 15th Battalion Service number: 603189

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Wm Rutherford Age: 30 Birth Date: abt 1854 Birth Place: Ayr Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1884 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: George Rutherford Mother: Sarah Rutherford Spouse: Mary E McLevaine Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1861 Spouse Birth Place: Ayr Spouse Father: Alex McLevaine Spouse Mother: Janet McLevaine

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Apr 1897 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Link to Google Earth
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