Henry Noel Taylor Medrington
Person details
| Forename(s) | Henry Noel Taylor |
|---|---|
| Surname | Medrington |
| Rank | Flying Officer |
| Regiment | RAFVR |
| Age | 21 |
| Death | Missing, presumed killed in action |
| Place of Death | Western Europe |
| Date of Death | 17/12/1944 |
| Year of Entry | 1937 |
| House Letter | F |
| School Notes | Dramatic Society - playwright; Literary Society; Wilson Librarian; |
| Comments |
The Medrington Trophy, originally awarded for the best original one-act play or drama was awarded in his memory. It is now presented as the academic prize for 6.2 Drama ' In December 1944, the squadron took part in a raid on the German Baltic Fleet at Gdynia' War record of 57 Squadron http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/bombercommandno57squadron.cfm http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/57_wwII.html |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 57 Squadron |
| Prefect | School Prefect |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 23 |
| Battle | |
| Previous Regiment | |
| Burial or Cemetery | Memorial > Runnymede |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | - |
| Prep School | Oriel House, St Asaph |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary |
March 10 1946. Missing, now presumed killed on operations on 18th Dec 1945, Henry Noel Trevor Medrington, FIg. Off., R.A.F.V.R. (Smale's, H, and Southam's, F, 1937-42). From his earliest days at Radley, Henry Medrington showed promise of a vivid personality, and after Smale's Social was broken up, he was one of a group who in Southam's, became School Prefects and were outstanding in their several spheres. He was lighthearted and vigorous in all his School activities, keenly enjoying his games; but his time interests lay in drama and literature and he became Wilson Librarian and Hon. Sec. of both the Dramatic and the Literary Societies. He already wrote with distinction, and his One Act Plays, some of them written for the Dramatic Festival, showed not only a vein of satirical humour and acute powers of observation, but also a deep sense of spiritual values. Here was an indication of what his career might have been. Immensely tall, he feared that his long legs would exclude him from the RA.F., and was delighted when he was accepted Commissioned after a period of training in Canada, he became a navigator and with more than twenty operational flights to his credit was almost due to be grounded when his plane was lost. In a letter written shortly before his last flight he says: "My own existence is being eked out with something of a jerk; periods of calm follow periods of violent activity. It isn't good for the nerves, I find, but on the whole I confess to a kind of happiness which is as original as it is inexplicable." His friends will be glad that he found that happiness. |
| Service Number | 153446 |
| Place of Birth |
