| Feature Type: | Point - Land area jutting into a water feature; also used for a convex change in direction of a shoreline. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E. of S. end of Barrier Island, Nootka Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°54'11"N, 127°11'37"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92E/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 December 1950 on Geographical Map “Rugged Point to Catala Island.” Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file Z.1.46. |
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Flying Officer Leo Joseph Robert Gregoire was killed in action Mar 3, 1945, aged 24. He was born in Alberta and was living at Vancouver, working as a plumber’s assistant, at the time he enlisted. Gregoire, who was awarded the DFC after completing 26 sorties over Germany, often under fierce anti-aircraft fire, was a member of RAF No 153 Squadron, flying Lancaster heavy bombers, and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial in England. Source: Scott, Andrew; "The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names"; Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2009, page 236. |
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“Headly Point,” in honour of the geologist of G.S.C. J. Headley, was considered as a potential name for this feature (L.I. 12 December 1949). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, Z.1.46. |