213428 Christopher Charles Redman British Army 8th Army from:London All I know is my late Grandad Christopher Charles Redman served in the British 8th Army and was a Desert Rat.
I remember he said he went to Africa, but am unsure of anywhere else.
I remember his shin had a huge scar running down it. He told me that a sniper had shot him off the motorbike that he was riding on through the desert, but being young when he used to tell me stories regarding the war I'm saddened to say that I sadly don't remember anything else that my dear granddad told me. I have gone blank.
My granddad was my world as my dad left my mum when I was 6 months old and my granddad with my nan helped my mum bring me up until the day he could it no more as he sadly passed away from cancer on 28th December 2003, aged 83.
He lived a strong healthy life after the war and he went on to marry my nan, Rhoda Fermoy on Christmas Day and went on to live in Hackney, London.
They had 2 daughters one of which is my mum.
He was born in Bethnal Green, London on the 17th December 1919. I feel very passionate about finding any information regarding my granddad. I have only one picture of him from the army, looking very handsome, which is in a frame on my mum's mantelpiece. I would appreciate any replies and am very grateful for this opportunity to add my granddad to the list. Thanks to anybody who can help me.
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