hinterland occupied by Arabs. He rode a camel 450 miles from HQ, calling it Rhubarb, reciting the famous popular ditty, Lloyd George knew my father, my father knew Lloyd George. With order restored he returned to England in 1954. On 28 April 1962, the 5th earl died, and he inherited the title and deeds of Earl of Morley from his uncle. He was sent to Malta garrison during the period the island remained a British colony and protectorate before gaining full independence as a member of the Commonwealth. He was promoted to Lieutenant-colonel and took command of 1st battalion Royal Fusiliers 1965-7. Going through staff college at Camberley he was appointed GOC 1 East Midlands District in 1967 for three years. He retired from the army in 1970 with the rank of lieutenant-colonel from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Farming Having retired from military life Lord Morley became actively involved in farming interests. He had long been concerned about the national heritage, ever since the family's holdings had been alienated; from 1969 the Earl of Morley was on the regional committee of the National Trust. With extensive landed agricultural properties in the south-west, the company he chaired was Farm Industries Ltd, Truro, where he remained in charge for fifteen years. For good measure he was governor of the Seale-Hayne College in 1973. Business A year later, already on the board, bankers in Exeter appointed him Chairman of Lloyds Bank south-west. Business in Devon was brisk for the Morley interest, and the earl was a member of the Chamber of Commerce from 1970 until his death. As President of Plymouth incorporated Chamber he was a central personality in the public life of the city. The following year he was invited to become President of West Country Tourist Board for eighteen years. And Cornwall paid Morley the same compliment by asking him to be President of the Federation of their Chambers during 1970s. The law was also of concern: during the same period Morley was raised to the assizes as a JP for Plymouth before the reorganisation. In 1974-5 he founded Plymouth Sound Ltd, and was appointed to the board of governors of Plymouth Polytechnic (now University of Plymouth). Playing such a role in the development of the two cities' tertiary sector, the polytechnic installed an Honorary Fellowship for him, whilst he picked up an Hon LLD from Exeter University. Royal duties