Wallace Orchard
Wallace Ernest Orchard (August 20, 1890 – June 2, 1917) was a Canadian amateur ice hockey left wing who played for Montreal AAA.[1] Military serviceOn January 18, 1916, a year and a half after the outbreak of the First World War, Orchard enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service.[2] He was noted as a "good steady pilot" and was commissioned as a temporary flight sub-lieutenant in August.[2] On June 2, 1917, Orchard, stationed with No. 3 Squadron on the Western Front, took off in a Sopwith Pup biplane to intercept German aircraft reported in the area.[2] While mounting an attack on one German plane, he was wounded in the face and subsequently returned to his squadron's airfield.[2] Approximately 200 feet (61 m) above the airstrip, Orchard's aircraft's engine failed, causing the aircraft to crash.[2] The severely wounded Orchard was recovered and transported to No. 1 Field Dressing Station at Beugny, then to the 29th Casualty Clearing Station in Grévillers, where he died of his wounds.[2] Orchard is buried at the Grevillers British Cemetery.[3] Career statistics
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