Hodkin Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Drains E into Teigin Lake, E of head of Unuk River, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°41'43"N, 130°07'43"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104B/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 29 October 1982 as was required by Aquatic Studies Branch (L.I. 14 October 1982) Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Names to remember Royal Canadian Artillery Gnr. Richard H.Hodkin, K100210, of Kitwanga. Hodkin was the son of Edwin and Beatrice Alice Hodkin and husband of Helen Hodkin, of Deep Cove, British Columbia. He was killed in action 10 April 1945. Hodkin is buried at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery. Drawn from page 77 of British Columbia Army casualty list. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |