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115Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF Trenton
1SFTS Borden
RCAF Trenton
1Sqn (RCAF)
1Sqn (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
14Sqn (RCAF)
14Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
411Sqn (RCAF)
411Sqn (RCAF)
126Wing (RAF)
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
442Sqn (RCAF)
126Wing (RCAF)
Oversxeas HQ (RCAF)
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401Sqn (RCAF)
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15 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
16 Sep 1939 - St. Hubert, Quebec
14 Nov 1939 - Trenton, Ontario
1 Feb 1940 - Borden, Ontario
19 May 1940 - Trenton, Ontario
28 May 1940 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
19 June 1940 - United Kingdom
1 March 1941 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
1 Jan 1942 -Commanding Officer - Rockcliffe, Ontario
27 March 1942 - Sea Island, British Columbia
Nov 1942 - Bournemouth, UK
24 Dec 1942 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
16 Apr 1943 - Commanding Officer - RAF Redhill, Surrey
9 July 1943 - Commanding Officer - RAF Redhill, Surrey
17 Oct 1943 - London, UK
28 Apr 1944 - Commanding Officer - RAF Funtington, Sussex
8 July 1944 - Commanding Officer - RAF Tangmere, Sussex
26 Jan 1945 - London, UK
25 May 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
3 July 1945 - Released from the RCAF
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19 Nov 1946 - St. Hubert, Quebec
13 July 1948 - Retired from the RCAF Auxiliary
- Distinguished Service Order - No.126 Wing - Award effective 3 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944.
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.1 (C) Squadron - Award effective 25 October 1940 as per London Gazette of that date.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.126 Wing - Award effective 11 November 1943 as per London Gazette dated 16 November 1943 and AFRO 113/44 dated 21 January 1943.
- Officer, Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords (Netherlands) - Awarded as per London Gazette dated 23 January 1948 and AFRO 81/48 dated 6 February 1948.
- Croix de Guerre with Silver Star (France) - Award as per Canada Gazette dated 20 September 1947 and AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947.
- War Cross, 1939 (Czechoslovakia) - Canada Gazette dated 24 January 1948, AFRO 81/48 dated 6 February 1948.

(Photo: P/O Russel in the cockpit of his 1Sqn Hurricane during the Battle of Britain - UK 1940)
Deceased on 20 Nov 2007, in Knowlton, Quebec.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
2 RusselHughFlight LieutenantKilled 1944-06-16 Age 21J/5818443SqnCommemorated St. Charles De Percy War Cemetery, Iv. D. 10. France. Son Of Blair And Mary Russel, Of Westmount, Province Of Quebec, Canada.

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