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Capt Ordish M.C & Flt Lieut Ordish RFC


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I have recently acquired the Military Cross awarded to Captain Ordish, 6th batallion City of London Regiment. Captain Ordish died of wounds in 1918. I have extensive rearch but no photo, can anyone help.

Also his brother, Flight Lieutenant W.B.A Ordish, RFC who was taken as a prisoner of war.

Any help with photos would be really appreciated. The Ordish family were from Ealing, West London. :rolleyes:

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2Lt B W A Ordish was the observer in FE2b 6374 of No 22 Sqn RFC, flown by 2Lt W E Knowlden, when shot down and captured on 3 November 1916. His aircraft was one of two FE2bs of the Squadron [the other was 5250, Capt A J M Pemerton (KIA) and 2 Lt L C L Cook (POW)] who were escorting a third No 22 Sqn aircraft [7026, Capt Lord A T Lucas (KIA) and Lt A Anderson (POW)] on a photographic reconnaisance mission; all three were shot down. Victories were credited to Ltn R Theiler of Jasta 5, OfStv M Müller of Jasta 2 and Ltn E König of Jasta 2.

The mission is described in W F J Harvey's "Pi in the Sky" - A History of No 22 Sqn - as ". . . one of those futile jobs which brought so much loss to the RFC . . ."

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Thanks for all your help. If anyone can help with photos it would be super. I would like to display the medals of two very brave brothers.

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  • 3 years later...

Thanks for all your help. If anyone can help with photos it would be super. I would like to display the medals of two very brave brothers.

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No photographs, but the following may be of some interest concerning Henry Thomas Ordish, M.C.

He was a Freemason, and a member of Honor Deo Lodge, No. 3562, London (Lodge erased in 1995). He joined that Lodge on 12th December 1911, and those records which still exist show, that on the date of his joining, he was then 30 years of age. His occupation was shown as a Merchant and his address only shown as Ealing, also the annotation 'Killed in action, 1917' He is listed on the Masonic Roll of Honour situated in The Masonic Grand Lodge at Great Queen Street, London,

Regards Cuthbertp

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  • 6 years later...

Thanks Peter

I collect medals and this is one that I wish I had kept, thanks a lot

Regards

Richard

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According to my Cross and Cockade Index, there's a picture of 2Lt Ordish in Volume 33, number 2, page 116, published in 2002. Unfortunately I don't have a copy though someone should be able to help.

Alec

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  • 4 years later...

Hello

My wife is Lt Bernard Ordish's grand daughter, her farther John 91 his son and his 2 daughters both in their 90s are living. The daughters Barbara and Aurdrey are in Australia.

We have his war book. The family fortunes changed after the war and during the depression, Bernard lived in the UK Australia back to UK back to Australia where he lived his final days.

We have been trying to trace his medals to keep with his war book which holds documents and pictures of his war time including the RFC and while a POW. 

Bernard has Great and Great grandsons who would like to parade at remebance with his medals.

 

We would be happy to pay for the medals and provide you with a copy of the war book.

 

Best Regards

Derek Rose on behalf of my wife Pauline Rose need Ordish.

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