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Osborne John Orr
Born15 July 1895
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Died23 October 1918(1918-10-23) (aged 23)
Vicinity of Termonde
Arras Flying Services MemorialPas de Calais, France
AllegianceBritish
Service / branchFlying service
RankLieutenant
UnitNo. 204 Squadron RAF
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross

Lieutenant Osborne John Orr DFC (15 July 1895 – 23 October 1918) was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.

He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in the 1919 New Year Honours.

References

  1. "Osborne John Orr - the Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of World War I". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  2. "No. 31098". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 96.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/780062

Osborne Orr birth certificate http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/b9d33853-e752-4948-b0d0-d97131ff0347

Osborne Orr marriage Certificate http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/8ca3a851-98d3-49c4-944e-db480d53889d

Commonwealth War Graves Commission https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/780062/orr,-osborne-john/

Scully, Angus. In Our Youth: The Lives, Adventures, and Sacrifices of Early Canadian Flyers. Heritage House Publishing, 2022. Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia.


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