Rutter, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Rutter |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Mary Alice Rutter, of Swalwell, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED563 |
Markings | HW-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. J. 22. |
Epitaph | MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU: NOT AS THE WORLD GIVETH, GIVE I UNTO YOU |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1535677 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Pilsen (Skoda factory) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Saarbrucken |