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06 November 2018
It was an emotional, and occasionally overwhelming, experience for the young visitors, as well as an opportunity to deepen their understanding. Robert Orr from Grosvenor Detachment ACF pictured at Beacon Cemetary France at the grave of John Orr. Robert's connection with John Richard Orr is that John is his Great, Great Great Uncle on his paternal grandmothers side of the family. He emigrated to Canada, worked in the bank then, joined the militia before the war and ended up in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces returning to Europe and the Western Front with the infantry. He later transferred to the RFC which became the RAF. His brother joined the Army as well and served as an officer in the Royal Garrison Artillery; surviving the war.