LORD, David Samuel Anthony
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Lord, David Samuel Anthony Date of birth:  October 18th, 1913 (Cork, Ireland) Date of death:  September 19th, 1944 (Oosterbeek, the Netherlands) Buried on:  Commonwealth War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek Nationality:  Irish       VICTORIA CROSS (VC) Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: 271 Squadron, Royal Air Force Awarded on: September 18th, 1945 Action: During the Battle for Arnhem, September 1944, the 1st Airborne Division ran short of supplies and ammunition. Although his Dakota was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire Flight Lieutenant Lord managed to drop the so much needed supplies. After this dropping he found out that not all containers were dropped and he turned around for another run. Following the drop of the last cargo he ordered his men to leave the burning plane. A few moments later Flight Lieutenant Lord and his plane crashed near Oosterbeek. Details: David Lord is buried at the War Cemetery in Oosterbeek, the Netherlands.         DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC) Details: For service in Burma.         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Wilco Vermeer en Jeroen Koppes(grave), the Netherlands Information source(s):   - Victoria Cross Reference - The Register of the Victoria Cross - published by This Engeland 1997 - ISBN 0906324270 - Truesdale, D., Brotherhood of the Cauldron – Irishmen in the 1st Airborne Division from North Africa to Arnhem, Redcoat Publishing, Newtownard, Great Britain, 2002 - Special thanks to Iain Stewart from The History of the Victoria Cross