Orr, Thomas Clarence Field
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Clarence Field |
Surname | Orr |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas George and Eva Beryl Orr, of Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. Awarded Emma Smith Scholarship (Natal) In Art, 1938. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF353 |
Markings | LS-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 69. Row D. Joint grave 8. |
Epitaph | HE RESTS IN PEACE IN MEMORY EVER DEAR. MUM, DAD, EILEEN, DUDLEY AND GOGO |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1332202 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Miscellaneous Information
He was a South African and was awarded the Emma Smith Scholarship (Natal) for Art |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 369 aircraft, 39 losses (10.6%). Bombing was scattered but this was a successful raid on a difficult target. Considerable damage sustained at the strategic Krupps works and bombs also fell in neighbouring Wuppertal and Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Ijsselmeer, NW of Harderwijk |