275 www.on.legion.ca MORTON, Albert Ross Albert was born on May 12, 1889, on St. Joseph Island, east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to John and Jane (Brownlee) Morton. His attestations document shows that he was an engineer of some type. On March 3, 1916, he enrolled in the Army (Regular Force) with the 119th Overseas Battalion and sailed for England on August 8, 1916. In England, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and was transferred to the 11th Labour Battalion. Albert served in France and was discharged on January 22, 1919. A few years after he returned home, he married Margaret Johnson on July 20, 1921. They had three children. Albert passed away on December 22, 1978, in Richards Landing, St. Joseph Island and is buried in the St. Joseph Township Cemetery. MORTON, Herbert Harold “Herb” Herb was born on April 21, 1931, in Galt, Ontario. He was active in the Highland Light Infantry (Reserve) Pipe Band from 1946 to 1950. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy (Regular Force) on September 1, 1950, at HMCS Star in Hamilton, Ontario and reported to HMCS Cornwallis on September 16, 1950. His training included postings in Cornwallis, Naden, Stadacona and Shearwater. On September 14, 1951, Herb deployed to Korea aboard HMCS Nootka, serving as a stoker in the boiler room. His tour ended on January 16, 1953, upon returning to Halifax. From January 1953 to February 1954, Herb was stationed at HMCS Stadacona. Herb then joined a NATO peacekeeping deployment aboard HMCS Algonquin from February 2, 1954, to July 13, 1955. During this time, he served as an ICE Watchkeeper, evacuation lead, and Engineering Mechanic 2, travelling extensively. He received his honourable release on July 31, 1955, at HMCS Donnacona. Returning to Galt, Herb married Frances Clarke, and they raised two sons, John and Michael. He remained deeply committed to community service, promoting men’s fastball, youth softball, and hockey, and umpiring locally. Herb was inducted twice into the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame – as both a team member and a builder. He is a seventy-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 121. MUGFORD, William Kenneth William was born on May 23, 1947, in Montreal, Quebec and joined the RCAF (Regular Force) in 1964. After basic training in St. Jean, Quebec and trades training as an Aero Engine Tech at Camp Borden, Ontario, he was posted to Rivers, Manitoba; St. Hubert, Quebec; and Uplands, Ontario as a tech crewman on the Voyager and Flight Engineer on the Chinook helicopters. After transitioning to the C130 aircraft, he was posted to 429 Squadron in Winnipeg, Manitoba, then on to the Aurora aircraft in Greenwood, Nova Scotia in 1983. It was then back to the C130 aircraft with 436 and 426 Squadrons. He retired in 1995 in Trenton, Ontario. During his almost 32 years of service, he accumulated over 10,000 flying hours with numerous VIP and global supply trips. He participated in the search and recovery of the crashed Soviet satellite Cosmos 954 in northern Canada. Post service, he worked as an independent contractor in the aircraft maintenance industry in Toronto and resides in Belleville, Ontario. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion in Montreal. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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