The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 311 MORPHY, William Briggs “Bill” WWII Bill was born on December 26, 1920 in Viscount, SK and went to school there. He attended Saskatoon Technical School in aeronautical engineering and then signed up on July 22, 1940 with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a flight engineer, serving in Canada, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. He was discharged on January 9, 1945, after which he worked in Manitoba as a linotype operator at the Winnipeg Free Press. After working at The Province in Vancouver, BC, he purchased The Viscount Sunand continued on in his printer father’s footsteps. Bill was married to Kay Juyn and was a member of RCL Viscount Branch 271. He died on January 4, 1982. MORRIS, James WWI James was born in Hastings, Ontario. He joined the Army on April 7, 1916 and served with the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division M.T. in Canada, England and France. He was discharged in May 1919 and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. With his wife, Martha Danielson, James farmed in the Viscount area all his life and he was a member of RCL Viscount Branch 271. His nephew, Murney Morris, also enlisted in WWII. MORRIS, Murney Wilbert WWII Murney was born on November 24, 1914 in Belleville, ON and worked as a farm hand in the Viscount, SK area until he joined the Army on January 16, 1943. He served as a Private with the 2MAAC COF in Canada, England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany and was discharged in 1945. He was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the 1939-45 Star, the France and Germany Star, and the DFB. After the war, he farmed at Paddockwood, SK then worked with the Department of Natural Resources as a towerman until his retirement. Murney raised four children with his wife Iris Porchet and Northside was his home until he passed away on December 17, 1992. He was a member of RCL Viscount Branch 271.
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