Redmond, Jack Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack Edward |
Surname | Redmond |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John Redmond and of Lily May Redmond (Nee Lynn), of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4123 |
Markings | UL-R2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. B. 3. |
Epitaph | HE LIES FAR FROM HOME BUT IS EVER CLOSE TO THOSE WHO LOVED HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/77912 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Redmond Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Rural Location, Red Wood, 1km S of De Plank, Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial cross & inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | A la glorieuse memoire d'un aviateur Canadien tombe ici le 20 Dec 1943 - Lancaster W4123 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-12-1943 |
End Date | 21-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (39% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down over Belgium |