Orchard, Gordon Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gordon Arthur |
Surname | Orchard |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Ephraim and Mabel May Orchard, of West Wickham, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB673 |
Markings | HW-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. H. 22. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED BY MUM, DAD, MOLLIE, JEAN AND MARGARET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 80 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1387790 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Miscellaneous Information
Flying as PFF support aircraft |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Berlin, no survivors |