23 www.on.legion.ca ALBRIGHT, Greg W. Greg was born in St. Andres East, Quebec, on September 14, 1933. He joined the RCMP on August 12, 1954 and retired on May 31, 1981. He started a second career as Chief of Police at the University of Toronto, retiring permanently in 1992. He did his RCMP basic training in Regina, Saskatchewan at Depot Division. In those days, all members had to take equitation as well as law studies, foot drill, firearms training, swimming, life saving, typewriting, physical training, etc. After eleven months of training, he was posted to Edmonton, Alberta where he carried out Highway Patrol duties for three years. In those days, there were no computers in the police vehicles as there is today. In fact, there was very limited technology compared to today, as well as limited knowledge of accident reconstruction. There was no technology in vehicles like GPS, monitoring of driver’s actions and of course, no DNA. There was not even a radio on the police motorcycles. Technology has changed dramatically since those days – computers, GPS, DNA, drones, etc. Vehicles now have the technology to record the driver’s actions. After Edmonton, he was permitted to marry as there were restrictions on getting married. He was posted to Kamloops, BC as the RCMP policed numerous towns in BC as well as being their Provincial Police. After three years there, he transferred to Windsor, Ontario to perform Federal Duties. Four years later, he was posted Officer in Charge at Oshweken Detachment on the Six Nations Reserve for two years. This was followed by Kitchener, Sarnia, and finally to Toronto as the Division Training Supervisor. After eight years in that role, he retired from the RCMP. He is a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Alliston Branch 171 for over 27 years and currently resides in New Tecumseth, Ontario. ALDCORN, Benjamin “Neil” Neil was born in Priceville, Grey County, Ontario, on October 7, 1915, to William and Annabella MacKinnon Aldcorn. He was the third son born and he and his four brothers all served in World War II. Neil served for four and a half years with the RCAF Police in Canada. He married Kathleen Burnett in 1943 and lived in Priceville, Ontario. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Durham Branch 308. Neil passed away on May 13, 1987 and is buried in McNeil Cemetery in Grey County, Priceville, Ontario. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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