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Pte. Keith Nutter, a Rushden man now serving in Korea.
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Private Keith Nutter, 20-year-old National Serviceman with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, was recently mentioned in dispatches from Korea. His father lives at 62, Robinson Road, Rushden.
Keith was the signaller who accompanied a fighting patrol on the 29th-30th of May - equipped with a No. 31 wireless set he was the means of communications for Second-Lieut. Towell, the commander of the firm base.
Throughout the patrol, the communications were first class and enabled Second-Lieut To well to bring down supporting fire without delay. Pte. Nutter never left his commander's side throughout the operation, and in spite of heavy mortar and small arms fire never once failed to pass messages in a cool, calm and collected manner.
He was the ideal of a regimental signaller under fire, and it was due to his perseverance and initiative that messages could not only be passed for supporting fire but continual situation reports could be sent back to the company commander throughout the patrol.
After the fighting patrol had its casualties on the "Tombstone" feature, Pte. Nutter went forward with the firm base commander and in addition to working his set was instrumental in hurrying forward stretcher parties to pick up the wounded.
The fact that throughout the patrol all concerned were kept fully in the picture of the battle, were able to bring down fire in the quickest possible time, .and plan the withdrawal of the patrol, was due to the remarkable performance of Pte. Nutter, both as a signaller and a soldier. For such outstanding services to the patrol and those concerned in its support, Pte. Nutter fully merits recognition.
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