Vet of the Month: August, 2010

Reg.#7700, Staff/Sergeant William George Morley

William George Morley was one of many children born in London, England about 1900 and who eventually found their way to Canada as one of the British Home Children.

After arriving in Canada, William grew up in the Hamilton, Ontario area and lived with a distant relative. Throughout his teenage years, he trained to become an electrician.

William Morley joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police (RNWMP) at Hamilton, Ontario on May 19, 1919 and he was immediately sent for training to ‘Depot’ Division at Regina, Saskatchewan. His Reg.# 7700. On October 1, 1919, he was transferred to 'D' Division (Manitoba) and his first posting was to at Brandon. Over the years, William Morley spent his career in various policing roles throughout ‘D’ Division and its the province in which he received his promotions.

William Morley was promoted to Corporal on August 1, 1930, to Sergeant on September 1, 1940 and to Staff Sergeant on May 1, 1948. Each promotion was well deserved.

Throughout his career, William Morley experienced some special and very memorable highlites. He was chosen as a member of the Coronation Contingent to England in 1937. Not everyone had this opportunity and William savoured the memories all his life. And again, William had a significant role during the 1939 Royal Tour as he was the man In-Charge of the `B`Squad Motorcycle Royal Escort Detail from May 17 to June 7 and from June 12 to June 15, 1939.

Morley received the Coronation Medal on May 14, 1937. On March 1, 1940, he was awarded the RCMP Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

Staff Sergeant Morley retired on July 18th, 1949 having completed thirty years of service to the RNWMP and the RCMP.

Willilam Morley passed away on January 5th, in 1982. RIP

He didn't talk a lot about being buried. It seems that he did not want to ‘burden’ us children with having to go back and take care of his gravesite. We followed Mom and Dad's final wishes and their ashes were scattered near his last RCMP posting in Manitoba.

In my heart, William Morley was a great man and a wonderful father. When he retired, I was three years old.

Staff Sergeant William Morley was my Dad.

Judy

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In this month of August, 2010,we take time to tip our Stetson to S/Sgt. William George Morley

Thank you kindly Judy for providing us with these memories of your father.

Reporting from the Fort,

J. J. (Buffalo Joe) Healy

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Fort Healy, Canada. Circa 1937

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