Orchard, Edward Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward Peter |
Surname | Orchard |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Edward and Ann Muriel Orchard, of Cricklewood, Middlesex His Brother, Thomas Charles Lewis Orchard. Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK501 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Upper Heyford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 99. |
Epitaph | THE POWER OF LOVE WHICH IS STRONGER THAN DEATH KEEPS FRESH IN OUR MEMORIES THOSE WHO HAVE LIVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 80 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1335620 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated by the people of Guernsey to the memory of those Allied Aircrew who lost their lives in Bailiwick Water 1939 - 1945 "They gave their lives for our freedom" |
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Killed on active service in an incident involving Wellington III BK501 |