Pilot Officer Arthur Beverly Polley Military Memorial Bursary

Pilot Officer Arthur Beverly Polley

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Pilot Officer Arthur Beverly Polley Military Memorial Bursary

Calgary, Alberta

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The Pilot Officer Arthur Beverly Polley Military Memorial Bursary was created in 2011.

Arthur Polley was born in 1913, lived in Calgary with his family, and attended Mount Royal College in the 1930s. Polley was a teacher at Beaver Lodge, then Principal at Craigmyle School. He was an avid badminton player, skater and curler. When he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Pilot Officer, Polley left behind his young wife, who was living in Strathmore, Alta. Pilot Officer Polley died on June 11, 1942 in a flying accident at Chater, Manitoba, when two aircrafts collided at Charter Relief Aerodrome.

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Pilot Officer Arthur Beverly Polley Military Memorial Bursary

4825 Mount Royal Gate SW
Calgary
Alberta
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 51.0088871
Long. -114.1297102