Orchard, Russell Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Russell Ernest |
Surname | Orchard |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 19-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert M. C. Orchard and Alice A. M. Orchard, of Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6936 |
Markings | GE-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. D. 12. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY. PEACE, PERFECT PEACE Peace perfect peace is a hymn words by Edward Henry Bickersteth and music by George Thomas Caldbeck. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41313 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 58 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9186 (P362418/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/544/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/544/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1941 |
End Date | 20-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed close to the Baltic coast |