Police officer.
Born at Derbyshire, England in 1906, he served with RCMP detachments around Manitoba for 25 years, retiring in 1953. He then served until 1960 as Chief of Police for the Town of St. Vital then Chief of Police for the Town of Tuxedo until his final retirement in December 1972. He was a director for the Manitoba Motor League and a member of the Mounted Police Veterans’ Association.
He was married twice, first on 5 October 1933 to Zelma Winona Fegen (1905-1942) at Rossburn. They had a daughter, Beverly Alcock. In July 1947, he married Enid Mary Bygott (?-1999) and they had two children, Reginald Bygott Alcock and Joan Alcock. In recognition of his community service, he received a City of Winnipeg Community Service Award (1972).
He died at Winnipeg on 21 December 1973 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Reginald Walter Alcock, Zelma Winona Peden], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Zelma Winona Alcock], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Zelma Winona Alcock], Winnipeg Tribune, 29 July 1942, page 3.
“Alcock-Bygott vows exchanged,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 July 1947, page 8.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 24 December 1973, page 25.
Obituary [Enid Mary Alcock], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 July 1999, page 33.
Obituary [Reginald W. Alcock], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 October 2011, page C9.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 August 2024
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