Career
Born in Torquay, he had a conventional upbringing prior to joining the Indian Army. Lieutenant Orchard later joined the Indian Ordnance Corps. in 1942. He had a brother who was a Roman Catholic priest.
He was at Manipur a good 1000 miles away from Qadian.
After a few weeks, Orchard was at Qadian. In 1949 he came to Glasgow for three years, then went to the West Indies, only to find himself back in Glasgow in 1966, where he stayed for the next 17 years.
Preaching was a passion with him and he was a familiar figure at The Mound in Edinburgh and on the streets of Glasgow. In his spare time, he would sell used stamps and use the income for community needs.
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