A profile: John “Jack” Redding
John “Jack” Redding … 2nd Battalion, The King’s Own Royal Regiment, III Brigade (“Profound”), Operation Thursday, 1944. My father, Jack Redding, was called up in early 1940. Despite the fact that he lived in Peckham, he found himself at Crown Hill Fort, Plymouth, with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light infantry. His RSM was the legendary “Tipper” Hicks, renowned for his roar: “Put him in the dungeon!”.
