Orr, Ruben Seymour
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Ruben Seymour |
Surname | Orr |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James W. Orr and Phyllis A. Orr, of Vera, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK231 |
Markings | MP-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. C. 14. |
Epitaph | WHEREVER WE GO, WHATEVER WE DO, OUR THOUGHTS, DEAR RUBEN, ARE ALWAYS WITH YOU |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/139891 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Orr Island, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Information
Orr Island, Saskatchewan is named in his honour (Division No. 18, Unorganized, SK, Canada: Grid ref 55.122, -104.940). Link: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.1231534,-104.9451069,16z |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-11-1943 |
End Date | 26-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 262 aircraft, mainly Halifaxes. 12 losses (4.6%) with no diversionary raids. The German controller correctly surmised that Frankfurt was the target. Cloud cover led to scattered bombing and it is thought that fewer than 100 bombs landed on the city. 80 deaths on the ground and 1500 people were bombed out |
Reason for Loss | Possibly shot down by a night-fighter, crashing 16km south of Heidelberg, Germany |