Morfee Island


Morfee Island (49˚13'00" 125˚57'00" Off NE side of Vargas I, N of Tofino, Clayoquot Sd, W side of Vancouver I). In 1930, RCAF flight lt Arthur Laurence “Laurie” Morfee (d 1986) undertook the first W coast air photo missions for the Canadian Hydrographic Service. He was stationed at the Jericho seaplane base on several occasions (1925–26, 1928–29, 1932) in his early career. Morfee, born at London, England, went on to become a distinguished senior officer. In WWII he commanded several...

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