Military Chat

Hi I am looking for Corporal Tony Rutter, stationed at Honington, Suffolk, in 1964, will now be in his 70,s, if you know him or have any information about him could you please let me know, as his son would like to meet him. Una.

Have you tried ForcesReunited? Someone on there might recognize his name.

Kath. x

Hi Kathleen Bell, Yes I tried, the name Tony Rutter came up but for some unknown reason when I clicked on it, it put up error page, tried 3 times, so his name as Tony Rutter is up, but just can,t get to it, bit of a bummer, mind I am not the best on a PC only learned to use one a few years ago, x

There are 6 Tony Rutter's but you have to be a member and log on to see the info. You do not have to have served in the armed forces to be a member. :-)

Hi, PatnCyprus,, Will join site, to check them out, . Una..

Still searching, now found out name Anthony Rutter, on military site someone who served at RAF Honington stationed at same time answered but does not remember him, :-( he was born in 1934 so that makes him about 81 years old now, been going through family trees, he had 2 brothers but they are dead, and family seem too know nothing about him, been trying to contact family member of youngest brother but no reply. at the moment assumed missing. :-(

where was he born please?

FreeBmd shows only one birth in 1934 with the same spelling. No middle name. That was in Medway reg district, Kent.

Hi,
I have traced on Genes Reunited that he was born Anthony Rutter, Medway DOB 1934, Had Brother Guy, and half brother Nigel Songhurst, all appear to have been in the military, Nigel and Guy are deceased, when I knew him his parents lived in West Malling, but on tracing family Mother died in Penzance Cornwall, nothing about Anthony Rutter on Family Tree, have left messages on Family trees but no replies, left messages on FB no replies,
In 1964 I was told that he was posted to Christmas Islands, ( bad place to be then as they tested the Atom bombs there ) I have always thought it is possible he possibly died some years later of radiation poisoning or cancer, but I need to find him or confirm that he is dead for his son, TY

Update, I spent yesterday checking out deaths, from 1964 to date, he is not dead, then marriages, one remote possible, nothing on military site come up, keep coming up empty of info, ............... :-(

Could he have emigrated. I know when I've suddenly" lost" people/families they often have emigrated.

Some servicemen in the late 60s early 70s did exchanges with Australians so went for a couple of years to see if they liked it. It is still going on as I was quite surprised when someone I know told me that her son, who is in the navy, was doing an exchange and is in Australia now. He wants to stay there and is in the process of applying to stay. :-)

You are right my cousin when he come out of Navy settled in NZ then about 15 years ago moved to Australia, no idea where, will have to sort out how to search, its a big country, thanks for a new idea. :-)