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Son of Arthur Joseph and Bertha Jane Orr, of Underwood, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Richard Herbert Orr
Image gallery
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Flying Officer Richard Herbert Orr is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Richard Herbert Orr is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Toronto Star February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 200 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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SOUILLY CHURCHYARD Meuse, France
Souilly is a village and commune on the main road from Bar-le-Duc to Verdun (La Voie Sacree). It is 18.75 miles (30 kilometres) north-north-east of Bar-le-Duc and 10 miles (16 kilometres) south-west of Verdun. There is a bus service along this main road, and both Bar-le-Duc and Verdun are on main railway lines. In the cemetery, near the east wall of the church, are the graves of five airmen of the Royal Air Force and one of the Royal Canadian Air Force-six graves in all.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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