Collett Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE into Fraser River, above McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°09'53"N, 119°55'53"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83E/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 June 1988 on 83E/4. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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mis-labelled "Hamilton Creek" on federal 1:50 000 map 83E/4, ed.2 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 Pilot Officer Alfred John Collett, SJ89954; enlisted at New Westminster; serving with 460 (RCAAF) Squadron when he was killed in action 11 June 1944. Buried at Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Yvelines, France, grave B- 23. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |