John Rutherford and his con flab e dab e dozie family tree

Here is the potted version. He was in the RAF during the war and at one point was
stationed in Montrose in Scotland. He was part of the groundcrew, a fitter, and him
and his pals serviced Tiger Moths. This also meant going up on test flights. One of
his friends (name?) went up and the plane crashed and he was killed. When this
happened the others had to go and clear up the wreckage. On this occassion my
dad got very drunk on the way to and from picking up bits of his friend, so drunk
that he went off and had a tattoo done on his left arm, too drunk to later recall what
the tattoo was of, and all that remains of that night is a large blue blurry mark on
his arm as a constant reminder.
We sat in silence for a while and then turned our attention to the butterflies.
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James Beckett Rutherford on that visit to Bishops Cleeve, 1999
JOHN RUTHERFORD AND HIS CON-FLAB-E-DAB-E-DOZIE FAMILY TREE