Redfern, Ernest Cyril
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Cyril |
Surname | Redfern |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 12-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Arthur and Rose Hannah Redfern, of Higher Broughton, Salford, Lancashire. Husband of Frances Redfern, of Higher Broughton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG257 |
Markings | WS-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 267. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 1674 (Block 109, Column 3, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 177845 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | F/O E.C. Redfern and crew of IX Sqn Lancaster NG257, Bergen 12/1/45 |
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 27/129/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/129/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-01-1945 |
End Date | 12-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bergen |
Reason for Loss | They were shot down over the target at 1318, by Luftwaffe Oblt Werner Gayko, Stab III./ JG5 (FW190 - White 1). Later confirmed as his 13th victory. |