Jack Redman

Jack Redman

Personal information
Full name	John Robert Walter Redman
Born	10 July 1914 Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
Died	5 July 1945(1945-07-05) (aged 30) Borneo, Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies
Playing information
Position	Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1933–34 University 10 1 0 0 3 1935–40 Balmain 77 41 0 0 123 Total 87 42 0 0 126 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1939 NSW City 1 1 0 0 3
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John Robert Walter Redman (10 July 1914 – 5 July 1945) was an Australian rugby league player who played of the 1930s and an RAAF officer who was killed in the Pacific theatre of WWII.

Background[]

John Robert Walter Redman was born at Canterbury, New South Wales in 1914, and played rugby league from a young age.

Playing career[]

He debuted in first grade for University in 1933 and played 10 games for the club between 1933-1934. After completing his studies, he joined Balmain in 1935 and went on to become one of the best lock-forwards in Sydney rugby league until his last season in 1940.

Redman was selected for NSW City Firsts, playing in one representative game in 1939.^[2]

Balmain Premiers 1939 - Redman 2nd row 3rd from left

Military career and death[]

He joined the RAAF in 1941 and did not play rugby league again. He rose to squadron leader and was shot down over Borneo on 5 July 1945, five days before his 31st birthday.^[3]

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