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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Reading, Berkshire, England | 13 July 1906
Died | 28 August 1944 Basse-Normandie, German-occupied France | (aged 38)
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Sport | Rowing |
Francis Bernard Courtney (13 July 1906 – 28 August 1944) was a Canadian rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action during World War II.[2]
Courtney served as a major in the South Saskatchewan Regiment during the Second World War. He was killed on 28 August 1944 whilst fighting in the Basse-Normandie region of France. Courtney is buried at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery.[1][3]