Rutherford, Norman Bayne
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Norman Bayne |
Surname | Rutherford |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | AFC |
Date of Death | 18-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Ewart Gladstone Rutherford and Elizabeth Rutherford. Husband of Anita Ann Delamere Rutherford. of Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ635 |
Markings | AZ-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 24. B. 14. |
Epitaph | THEIR BODIES WERE STRICKEN, BUT THEIR SOULS HAVE TAKEN IMMORTALITY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 68194 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1944 |
End Date | 19-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Bremerhaven |
Reason for Loss | Probable flak victim, crashing on the outskirts of Bremerhaven |