Mount Tran
| 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: | S of junction of Machmell River and Pashleth Creek, E of Rivers Inlet (community), Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°30'41"N, 126°25'44"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92M/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Tran adopted 28 March 1967 on 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 Canadian Army Private Clarence Tran, K49240, from Port Coquitlam. Serving with 1st Btn, Canadian Scottish Regiment, RCIC, when he was killed in action 7 October 1944, age 34. Buried at Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium, grave VII, H, 11. Survived by parents Frank and Minnie Tran, Port Coquitlam. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |