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Three: Flight Sergeant R. Redmond, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in...
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Three: Flight Sergeant R. Redmond, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Lancaster crashed over Germany during a raid on Zeitz on 16 January 1945
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. I. Redmond, “Woodcroft”, Homstead Way, Hadleigh, Essex’, good very fine (3) £80-£100
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Robert Redmond joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and served with 12 Squadron during the Second World War. He was killed in action when his Lancaster NN712, piloted by Flying Officer S. P. Whyte, Royal Canadian Air Force, having taken off from R.A.F. Wickenby to bomb the Braunkohle-Benzin synthetic oil plant at Zeitz, crashed between the small town of Büdingen and the village of Dudenrod, some 4km to the north. Of the crew of seven, six, including Redmond, were killed; the sole survivor, Flying Officer A. L. Staley, R.C.A.F., being taken Prisoner of War. Redmond is buried alongside his crew in Dürnbach War Cemetery, Germany. His medals were subsequently sent to his widow Irene.
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. I. Redmond, “Woodcroft”, Homstead Way, Hadleigh, Essex’, good very fine (3) £80-£100
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Robert Redmond joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and served with 12 Squadron during the Second World War. He was killed in action when his Lancaster NN712, piloted by Flying Officer S. P. Whyte, Royal Canadian Air Force, having taken off from R.A.F. Wickenby to bomb the Braunkohle-Benzin synthetic oil plant at Zeitz, crashed between the small town of Büdingen and the village of Dudenrod, some 4km to the north. Of the crew of seven, six, including Redmond, were killed; the sole survivor, Flying Officer A. L. Staley, R.C.A.F., being taken Prisoner of War. Redmond is buried alongside his crew in Dürnbach War Cemetery, Germany. His medals were subsequently sent to his widow Irene.
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Three: Flight Sergeant R. Redmond, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Lancaster crashed over Germany during a raid on Zeitz on 16 January 1945
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. I. Redmond, “Woodcroft”, Homstead Way, Hadleigh, Essex’, good very fine (3) £80-£100
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Robert Redmond joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and served with 12 Squadron during the Second World War. He was killed in action when his Lancaster NN712, piloted by Flying Officer S. P. Whyte, Royal Canadian Air Force, having taken off from R.A.F. Wickenby to bomb the Braunkohle-Benzin synthetic oil plant at Zeitz, crashed between the small town of Büdingen and the village of Dudenrod, some 4km to the north. Of the crew of seven, six, including Redmond, were killed; the sole survivor, Flying Officer A. L. Staley, R.C.A.F., being taken Prisoner of War. Redmond is buried alongside his crew in Dürnbach War Cemetery, Germany. His medals were subsequently sent to his widow Irene.
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. I. Redmond, “Woodcroft”, Homstead Way, Hadleigh, Essex’, good very fine (3) £80-£100
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Robert Redmond joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and served with 12 Squadron during the Second World War. He was killed in action when his Lancaster NN712, piloted by Flying Officer S. P. Whyte, Royal Canadian Air Force, having taken off from R.A.F. Wickenby to bomb the Braunkohle-Benzin synthetic oil plant at Zeitz, crashed between the small town of Büdingen and the village of Dudenrod, some 4km to the north. Of the crew of seven, six, including Redmond, were killed; the sole survivor, Flying Officer A. L. Staley, R.C.A.F., being taken Prisoner of War. Redmond is buried alongside his crew in Dürnbach War Cemetery, Germany. His medals were subsequently sent to his widow Irene.
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