NUTT, John Harold

Rank: 
Lieutenant
Unit / Base: 
'3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines'
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Died : 
Tuesday, January 15, 1946
Died on active service
Age: 
20
Lieutenant John Nutt, 3 Commando Brigade HQ, died in a plane crash near Marseilles. Son of Harold and Jane Nutt, of Maida Hill, London. Lieutenant Nutt was aboard Dakota, KN557 of No 271 Sqn. RAF. Apparently the aircraft's position was fixed incorrectly and the pilot was given a wrong course to steer. The aircraft struck high ground at 1000 feet in poor weather conditions.
Earlier service
April 1945, 2nd Lieutenant, RM Holding Commando, seniority from 1 December 1944 [3].
July 1945, 2nd Lieutenant, 3 Commando Brigade HQ (waiting disposal) [4].
 
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] The book Final Landings, author Colin Cummings.
[3] Navy Lists, Quarterly, April 1945, Volume 2.
[4] Navy Lists, Quarterly, July 1945, Volume 2.
 
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