Billy Redmayne (6 February 1991 – 19 April 2016) was a Manx soldier and motorcycle racer. A native of

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, he served in the Parachute Regiment and completed three tours in Afghanistan. He won the Newcomers Manx Grand Prix in 2014 and the Junior Manx Grand Prix a year later. On 17 April 2016 he was involved in an accident at the

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Spring Cup in

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. He was taken by ambulance to Scarborough hospital then airlifted to

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. He died aged 25, with his family around him and on his second anniversary with partner Hannah Wright, who said that he had died doing what he loved. His brain injuries were too severe for him to recover, and his partner and family made a decision for his

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to be switched off and his organs donated. Redmayne was due to debut at the

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in the summer of 2016.

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Official website (archived)
1991 births 2016 deaths Manx people Motorcycle racers who died while racing People from Laxey British Parachute Regiment soldiers Manx motorcycle racers Sport deaths in England People with disorders of consciousness {{IsleofMan-sport-bio-stub