X Tom NUTTERDear Ian,Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation concerning Tom you would be surprisedhow many enquires we get from people who never sayplease or thank you, but first I have to point outa few things. Sadly we do not have a photograph,but if you do we would appreciate a scanned copyfor our records.The Cheshire Constabulary was formed in April1857; there are many thousands of records, theseare held by the Cheshire Record Office, Chester. Ias a retired Police officer and voluntary PoliceMuseum Researcher am slowly extracting theserecords. Cheshire Police Officer Enrolment Recordsare held under Reference CJP7 Volumes 1-5. Thesefive volumes are very large and in poor condition,run from 1857- 22 March 1913; and sadly Tom joinedpost this date so what we do have is only aminimal amount of information. Had Tom been anofficer with a less than good record he would havebeen well documented, it seems that if you werebad you will be remembered. And I have to say thatthe Police Forces are run by civilians now andappear not to put the same emphasis on keepingrecords as we do.If you also read the history of the CheshireConstabulary "To the Best of Our Skill andKnowledge" which is on the Museum Web Site, I feelcertain that a useful picture can be obtained oflife in the force at the time, my own opinion isthat discipline was severe and those who strayedoutside the rules were fined way above what theyearned or dismissed. Also the restrictions ontheir private life, an officer was not allowed todrink on or off duty even in his own home. It allcomes down to the fact that up until the 1960'severy Chief Constable of Cheshire was an exmilitary officer and they of course brought withthem the military codes of practice.I am unable to let you know about you and yourwife visiting the Museum, I am merely responsiblefor researching the officers, but I will of coursepass your mail immediately after writing this toMr. Peter Wroe, the Museum Curator, I have nodoubt he will contact you. From my own point Iwish you all the very best with your Museum, Iknow how much dedication and hard work that isrequired to get it all going, had it not been forPeter Wroe this force would not have a museum.Can I ask you when you get a moment would you senda quick mail so I can mark of your enquiry ascompleted. Could I further ask if you have moreinformation on Tom's career in the RN, I wouldtruly appreciate you letting the Museum have acopy and we can make a personal file on Tom. Ifyou have any further questions please don'thesitate to contact me. Jim Talbot. Trustee andResearcher, Cheshire Museum of Policing.Collar Number/Rank. Sgt 684 Tom NUTTERBorn. Circa 1916 RawtenstallDate of Entry. 09 January 1939Date of Leaving. 24 August 1942 (To enter MilitaryService during WWll).Date re-appointed. 09 June 1946Final Date of Leaving. 12 January 1964.How Discharged. To pension.Total Service. 25 years 4 months.Age on retirement. 47 years.Annual pay on retirement. £1126. 17s. 2d.Annual pension. £562. 18s.7d.Died. 02 January 2000Initial Posting. HQ Reserve.Other Postings and Dates. 1939 Runcorn. 1964Wirral Division at time of pension.Miscellaneous Information. Service with Royal Navyduring WWllPromotion/Misconduct. No Misconduct reportsrecorded.Awards/Good Conduct. Police Long Service GoodConduct Medal 1961Marriage Record.Officer. Tom NutterOccupation. Police Constable 684.Age..25 years.Condition. BachelorPlace of residence at Marriage. 2 Old AlbertTerrace, Runcorn, Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 20 June 1942.Place Married. Holy Trinity Church, Runcorn,Cheshire.Fathers Name. William NUTTER.(Deceased)Fathers Occupation. Musician.Spouse. Nancy HOUGHTONOccupation. Nil.Age. 22 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. 57 Nimosa Road, Runcorn,Cheshire.Fathers Name. Edward Houghton.Fathers Occupation. Tannery Worker.The Curator, Museum of Policing in Cheshire,Warrington Police Station, Arpley Street,Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1LQ