Researching Roy Orrock
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 188 people with the Orrock surname? In that year Orrock was ranked number 3391 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Roy means "King" and is of French origin.
Records of Roy Orrock on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Roy Orrock and the Orrock Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 243 people with the Orrock surname in the UK? Orrock is now ranked number 3813 for popularity in the UK. |
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Roy Orrock
Air Commodore Roy Kenneth Orrock DFC (18 January 1921 – 11 July 2002) was a British pilot during the Second World War and a senior Royal Air Force officer in the post-war years. He served as the fourteenth Commandant Royal Observer Corps from 1973 to 1975. He was Aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II.
During the Second World War, Orrock flew with No. 22 Squadron RAF flying the Bristol Beaufighter moving to the Mediterranean in 1942 after which the unit was posted to North Africa and then the far east and later as Commanding officer of No. 248 Squadron RAF flying the de Havilland Mosquito. On 17 March 1945 whilst leading a strike force over Ålesund, Norway, Orrock's aircraft was hit by flak but made a successfully ditching but became a POW until the end of the war.
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