Nutman John William Fusilier 4273937
Personnel Entry
Name Nutman John William
Army number 4273937
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None known.
Date of birth Not yet known. Assumed to be 1915/16.
Age 26 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted 9th Battalion. Served B.E.F.? Served Malaya. KILLED in ACTION, Singapore, 15/2/1942.
Company/Battery Y Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War No - killed in action before the force was surrendered.
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 15/2/1942 in Singapore. Buried initially in the area of Mount Pleasant Road. Presumably remains were unable to be recovered. Commemorated on Column 47 of the Singapore Memorial.
Home address Husband of Jane Nutman of Ashington, Northumberland. Married Jane Crawford, Q4 1940, Northumberland.
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