Betty Orton
In the cemetery at Sileby, Leicestershire, England, was a war grave for Betty Orton, who was in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). For obvious reasons, war graves of women are not a common find. I have tried to find out if anything specific happened on the 11th June, but was unsuccessful.
Women did not fight in combat, but they were exposed to any of the "home front" action that the men were, for example working in military targets such as munitions factories/stores, reconnaissance and intelligence operations. Nursing orderlies in the WAAF would also be on board aircraft, flying to and from the site of battle and this could put them at risk of aviation accidents or being targeted by the enemy.
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