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5 July 1954 – (January 1956) staff, Flag Officer Commanding Reserve Fleet HMS Cleopatra
(1958) Underwater Weapons Material Department (Bath), Admiralty HMS President
Family lifeedit
Commander Rutherford retired from the navy 5 January 1959. He was son of Neil Perry Rutherford and after his father's death, Neil ran A. Rutherford and Co, until 1960s. By April 1975, he was working as a gardener/handyman at the Red Gables Hotel, Penmaenmawr, North Wales. Rutherford was married on 7 August 1948 to Joan Margery Colville-Hyde; they divorced 2 May 1972.
Deathedit
Rutherford killed four people at the Red Gables Hotel in Penmaenmawr, Wales, on 24 September 1976, set fire to the hotel and then committed suicide.[3] Killed by gunshot wounds were the hotel owner, Linda Simcox (52); Simcox's daughter, Lorna (24) and her husband, Alistair McIntyre (34); and a former merchant seaman who had become an antique dealer and resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Johnny Gore Green (55).[4] The hotel was ablaze when the police arrived.[5][6] An inquest a month later found that Rutherford had been the gardener and handyman at the hotel and concluded that the murders were made in a jealous rage after Rutherford's toward Linda Simcox who "did not reciprocate these feelings."[7]
Referencesedit
^"Five die in hotel drama", The Guardian (London), 25 September 1976, p. 1
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Neil Rutherford news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message This article is in list format but may read better as prose You can help by converting this article if appropriate Editing help is available March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Lt Cmdr Neil Rutherford DSC 15 May 1922 24 September 1976 was a British Royal Navy commander and mass murderer He saw active service in the Second World War and in Korea In 1958 he served with the Underwater Weapons Material Dept He committed suicide in Penmaenmawr Wales after killing four people at a hotel and setting it on fire 1 Neil RutherfordBorn 1922 05 15 15 May 1922Died24 September 1976 1976 09 24 aged 54 Penmaenmawr WalesAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyYears of service1936 1959RankLieutenant CommanderCommands heldCommander in Chief The NoreBattles warsWorld War II East Indies Southwest Pacific Korean WarAwardsDSC Contents 1 Naval career 2 Naval service 3 Family life 4 Death 5 References 6 External linksNaval career editMidshipman 1 January 1940 Sub Lieutenant 1 November 1941 Lieutenant 1 June 1943 Lieutenant Commander 1 June 1951 General List 1 January 1957 retired 5 January 1959 DSC 10 July 1945 6 war patrols 3 East Indies 3 Southwest Pacific DSC 29 June 1951 Korea 2 Naval service editEducation RN College January 1936 December 1939 1 January 1940 January HMS Glasgow cruiser January 1941 May 1941 HMS Hero destroyer May 1941 July 1941 HMS Valiant battleship July 1941 September 1941 passage home SS Empress of Asia September 1941 March 1942 Sub Lieutenant s courses March 1942 May 1942 submarine training course 20 May 1942 February 1943 HMS Tuna which was involved in Operation Frankton February 1943 July 1943 HMS P556 submarine 5 July 1943 January 1946 First Lieutenant HMS Spiteful patrolling the Pacific sinking Japanese shipping 8 February 1946 August 1946 HMS Dolphin a shore establishment depot for submarines Part of Submarine Reserve Group K August 1946 September 1946 HMS Stygian submarine October 1946 November 1946 HMS Ranee Woolworth carrier January 1947 January 1948 specialist Torpedo amp Anti Submarine TAS course HMS Vernon January 1948 September 1949 HMS Defiance a torpedo school September 1949 November 1949 passage to Far East SS Devonshire November 1949 April 1952 HMS Black Swan sloop which was involved in the Yangtze Incident on 20 April 1949 Korea possibly POW 30 April 1952 May 1953 staff TAS HMS Montclare a Submarine Depot Ship and based at Rothesay with the 3rd Submarine flotilla May 1953 5 July 1954 Commander in Chief The Nore 5 July 1954 January 1956 staff Flag Officer Commanding Reserve Fleet HMS Cleopatra 1958 Underwater Weapons Material Department Bath Admiralty HMS PresidentFamily life editCommander Rutherford retired from the navy 5 January 1959 He was son of Neil Perry Rutherford and after his father s death Neil ran A Rutherford and Co until 1960s By April 1975 he was working as a gardener handyman at the Red Gables Hotel Penmaenmawr North Wales Rutherford was married on 7 August 1948 to Joan Margery Colville Hyde they divorced 2 May 1972 Death editRutherford killed four people at the Red Gables Hotel in Penmaenmawr Wales on 24 September 1976 set fire to the hotel and then committed suicide 3 Killed by gunshot wounds were the hotel owner Linda Simcox 52 Simcox s daughter Lorna 24 and her husband Alistair McIntyre 34 and a former merchant seaman who had become an antique dealer and resident of Baton Rouge Louisiana Johnny Gore Green 55 4 The hotel was ablaze when the police arrived 5 6 An inquest a month later found that Rutherford had been the gardener and handyman at the hotel and concluded that the murders were made in a jealous rage after Rutherford s toward Linda Simcox who did not reciprocate these feelings 7 References edit Five die in hotel drama The Guardian London 25 September 1976 p 1 The Navy List Four killed by the unwanted guest by Michael Nally The Observer London 26 September 1976 p 2 Louisiana Man Found Slain in North Wales AP report in Shreveport LA Journal 30 September 1976 p 2 E Sunday People 26 Sep 1976 North Wales Weekly News 30 September 1976 Jealous Commander killed four at hotel The Guardian London 30 October 1976 p 20External links editRutherford family tree usurped Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neil Rutherford amp oldid 1224634086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
