Mount Forddred
| 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: | SW of Sunshine Valley (community) between Silverhope Creek and head of Sumallo River, SE of Hope, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°12'08"N, 121°17'12"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 April 1955 on 92H/SW. 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 Lance Corporal James A. Forddred, K47135, from Sardis. Serving with Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, RCIC, when he was killed in action 24 May 1944, age 23. Buried at Cassino War Cemetery, Italy, grave XIII- B- 18. Survived by wife Iris Forddred, Vancouver, and parents George and Jean Forddred. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |