Private James McGill Rutherford, Machine Gun Section, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Son of John Rutherford, miner, and his wife Annie. Born Bothwell 22nd Feb 1886, he enlisted 25th August 1914 and served with the Expeditionary Force in France. He died at Number 11 Field Ambulance, Mailly Maillet village on 20th Nov 1915 from wounds received in action the previous day. Private A. Gray wrote:

"Your son James was seriously wounded on the 19th of this month. I dressed his wounds, which were caused by the bursting of a ripple grenade, and I remained beside him for about three hours after he was hit. He was quite conscious while I was with him, and he kept cheery despite the pain he was suffering. I have seen a great number of men badly hit during the war, but I neve saw one who bore his sufferings with such great fortitude. The doctor who was with us said he never saw a braver man. Your son will be greatly missed by all of us in the Gun Section, for he was the life and soul of it, no matter what the conditions were. The officer in charge of us will also send you a message of sympathy, for he was very much attached to your boy."

Ross Mathieson