Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Archibald Roy Rutherford
In memory of:
Lance Sergeant Archibald Roy Rutherford
December 5, 1943
Camp Niigata-Rinko 5B, Osaka, Japan
Military Service
H/6057
34
Army
Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Defence Medal, Hong Kong Bar.
Additional Information
May 9, 1909
Truro, Nova Scotia
September 5, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of Guy Hollis Roy Rutherford and Grace Elizabeth Wynn, of Truro, Nova Scotia.
Brother of Privates Douglas, Stewart and Charles Rutherford, who served and fought in Europe, and of Seaman Chester Rutherford, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. They all survived the war.
Served with C Company, 6th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, North Nova Scotia Highlanders (MG) - NPAM - regimental number 63130 replaced by regimental number 60124, from September 12th, 1932 to July 15th, 1938. He finished as a drill sergeant at the Royal School of Infantry and Machine Gun in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Enrolled in the 1st Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers, he served in Manitoba, Jamaica with Y Force, Hong Kong with C Force and Japan as a prisoner of war. He had 1,548 days of service, including 769 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Rutherford Lake located southwest of Aikens Lake in his honor in 1982.
Commemorated on Page 210 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan
Sec. B. A. 14.
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Archibald Ruterford – Lance Sergeant Archibald Rutherford who died as a Prisoner of War in Hong Kong -
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Letter – This is a copy of the last letter Archibald's family received from him -
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Biography – Courtesy of The Royal Canadian Legion, Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command
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