Francis Bernard Courtney (13 July 1906 â 28 August 1944) was a Canadian rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War II.
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.