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Hugh Russel

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Hugh Russel

June 16, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/5818

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

443 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

October 13, 1921
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Blair and Mary Russel, of Westmount, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 434 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ST. CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

IV. D. 10.

Location:

St. Charles de Percy is a village 44 kilometres south-west of Caen. Take the N175 south-westwards from Villers Bocage; after 5 kilometres take the left fork, the D577, towards Vire. After 15 kilometres, go through the little hamlet of La Ferroniere; turn left onto the D56 and right again after a few hundred metres. The War Cemetery will then be found on the left hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Inscription - Runnymede Memorial - April 2017 … Flight Lieutenant Hugh Russel is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Inscription - Runnymede Memorial - April 2017 … Flight Lieutenant Hugh Russel is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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