Name
Herbert George Rutland
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
16/11/1918
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
27569
Wiltshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY
III. B. 2.
Poland
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin Town Memorial,
St Mary's Church Roll of Honour (Book), Hitchin
Pre War
His home was at 46, Nightingale Rd, Hitchin and he was the only son of George William and Mary Ann Rutland of 46, Nightingale Lane, Hitchin, Herts. He was born in Hitchin and resided there.
Before joining up he was employed by Messrs W.B. Moss & Son of Hitchin.
Wartime Service
At some time he had served as 38565 in the Rifle Brigade but the circumstances are not known. He was called up on the 5th April 1917 and was in the 1st Battalion of the Regiment and held the Regimental Number 27569. He had only been in France for two-weeks when he was taken prisoner on the 10th April 1918 during the great German Spring Offensive and made to work behind the German firing line.
Due to starvation and ill-treatment he was removed to Friedrichsfelde Camp where he died from pneumonia possibly brought on by the influenza epidemic which was raging at the time.
He was buried in Plot 3, Row B, Grave 2 in the Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery in Poland.
Acknowledgments
Adrian Dunne, David C Baines, Jonty Wild
