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Francis Hugh Darragh

In memory of:

Wing Commander Francis Hugh Darragh

March 15, 1954
Baden, Germany

Military Service

Service Number:

19614

Age:

33

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

444 Fighter Squadron

Citation(s):

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM), War Medal 1939-1945, Air Force Cross (AFC)

Honours and Awards:

Air Force Cross

Canadian Forces Decoration

Additional Information

Born:

April 17, 1920
Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

April 2, 1940
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Hugh and the late Jean Darragh of Vancouver, British Columbia. Husband of Marie Darragh. Father of Pamela, John and Gregory. Brother of Geraldine.

Commemorated on Page 51 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:

CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Grave Reference:

Grave 10, Section 5 Row A Grave 9

Location:

Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.

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  • Gravemarker– Photo by Malcolm Cromarty

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    Gravemarker – Photo by Malcolm Cromarty
  • Group Photo– Shown here at the USAF Association banquet in Boston is the Canadian airshow contingent that performed earlier in the day. (L-R) F/O Larry Spurr, F/L Don Laubman, F/O Bill Bliss, F/O Mike Doyle, S/L FH Darragh, Bill Waterton (Avro test pilot), F/O Bill Paisley, F/L Bruce Warren (RCAF test pilot) and F/O Fred Evans. With the exception of Darragh, those in uniform are the Blue Devils. The Canadian delegation was led by the Chief of the Air Staff, A/M Wilf Curtis. Courtesy Roundel Magazine

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    Group Photo – Shown here at the USAF Association banquet in Boston is the Canadian airshow contingent that performed earlier in the day. (L-R) F/O Larry Spurr, F/L Don Laubman, F/O Bill Bliss, F/O Mike Doyle, S/L FH Darragh, Bill Waterton (Avro test pilot), F/O Bill Paisley, F/L Bruce Warren (RCAF test pilot) and F/O Fred Evans. With the exception of Darragh, those in uniform are the Blue Devils. The Canadian delegation was led by the Chief of the Air Staff, A/M Wilf Curtis. Courtesy Roundel Magazine
  • Group Photo– W/C Darragh (centre)as ADC to AVM Curtis

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    Group Photo – W/C Darragh (centre)as ADC to AVM Curtis
  • Photo of Francis Hugh Darragh

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  • Monument– Sabre Association Memorial on which W/C Darragh AFC is commemorated located at the RCAF Museum in Trenton Ontario

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    Monument – Sabre Association Memorial on which W/C Darragh AFC is commemorated located at the RCAF Museum in Trenton Ontario
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