Orr, Richard Herbert (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-August-28

Flying Officer Richard Herbert Orr RCAF

Birth Date: 1916-May-08

Born:

Parents: Son of Arthur Joseph and Bertha Jane Orr, of Underwood, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Underwood, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

78 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nemo Non Paratus Nobody unprepared

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/20704

Final Burial
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Grave 3
78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft JD 406 was shot down over Souilly during operations against Nuremberg, Germany. Five RAF members of the crew, Sergeants H.M. Gill, I. Illingworth, P.J. Wenmouth, E.J. Williams, and Flying Officer W.V. Gregson were also killed. One Canadian, Sergeant Dunleavy, taken Prisoner of War. Cenotaph at Annan Cemetery, Annan, Grey County, Ontario, Canada