Reddish, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Reddish |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-05-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED589 |
Markings | WS-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 162. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0305 (Block 4, Column 15, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1211258 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of Jack Sgt John Reddish RAFVR 1211258 Died 5/43 |
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Pilsen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night-fighter ace Ofw Heinz Vinke over Holland, the Lancaster crashing near Sneek |