Maj (Bill) W T Van-Orden
477406 Died as a result of a skiing accident. Sadly missed by his family and friends. Former Life Member of the REA Headquarters Branch.
Added by: Lt Col N A Jordan on 30 December 2008.
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I had the pleasure of serving with Bill Van Orden twice - he was my Troop Commander for a while in 57 Trg Sqn RE at Cove, Farnborough and a couple of years later my 2IC in 43 Field Support Squadron in Osnabrück. To think that our first meeting was 45 years ago, how time flies! Plus, I once had the pleasure of meeting his brother, G.C. Van Orden, who was with the Intelligence Corps. My commiserations to his family.
So sorry to hearof Bills' tragic death. Eric Frost writes [14th January 2010]:
Christopher Kershaw writes [3rd August 2009]:
i worked closely with him when at Fairey Engineering in the early eighties, and enjoyed his company bery much. He was extremely helpful at the start of my career.
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