Charnaud Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW into head of Kingcome River, Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°18'39"N, 126°12'37"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92M/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 28 March 1967on 92M. 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 RCAF Flying Officer Lawrence Edward Charnaud, J13728; enlisted at Vancouver; killed during air operations 1 December 1943, age 23 (circumstances not cited). With no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK, panel 173. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |