Mount Whitford
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Table River and head of Anzac River, SW of Tumbler Ridge (municipality), Cariboo Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°52'03"N, 121°52'19"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93I/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 December 1963 on 93 I/13. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named to remember Canadian Army Private Roy Whitford, K50054, enlisted at Prince George; serving with the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps when he was killed 28 April 1943, age 21. With no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Halifax Memorial, panel 16. Pte. Whitford is survived by his parents Archibald and Rose Whitford, Canyon Creek, Alberta. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |