Roy Orrock

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Roy Kenneth Orrock
Born	(1921-01-18)18 January 1921 Romford, Essex, England
Died	11 July 2002(2002-07-11) (aged 81) Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1940–1976
Rank	Air Commodore
Commands held	OC No. 248 Squadron RAF 1945–1946 OC RAF Valley 1963–1965 Commandant Royal Observer Corps 1973–1975
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Commodore Roy Kenneth Orrock DFC (18 January 1921 – 11 July 2002) was a British pilot during World War II and a senior Royal Air Force officer in the post-war years and the fourteenth Commandant Royal Observer Corps.^[1]

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Military offices
Preceded by E L McMillan	Commander No. 4 Flying Training School 1963 – 1965	Succeeded by R P Harding
Preceded by E B Sismore	Commandant Royal Observer Corps 1973 – 1975	Succeeded by M H Miller

Persondata
Name	Orrock, Roy Kenneth
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Short description
Date of birth	18 January 1921
Place of birth	Romford, Essex, England
Date of death	11 July 2002
Place of death	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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