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Francis John Rush

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Francis John Rush

August 21, 1949
Churchill, Manitoba

Military Service


Service Number:

J23331

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

111 Communication Flight

Citation(s):

Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar

Additional Information


Born:

June 26, 1923
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

September 29, 1941
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Son of Francis Henry and Kathleen Elizabeth Rush. Brother of Desmond, Teresa Rush. Husband of Maureen Joan (nee Hayes) Rush and father of Flight Lieutenant Michael John Rush, No. 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, who died in a plane crash on 20 February 1974 and Eileen Rush and Frances Murphy.

Commemorated on Page 6 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

SASKATOON (WOODLAWN) CEMETERY
Saskatchewan, Canada

Grave Reference:

Block 18, Plot 46

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