Mount Marriott
| 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: | N of Cayoosh Mountain, NE of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°27'13"N, 122°30'36"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 November 1978 on 92J/7. 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 Terrence James Marriott, J8641, enlisted at Vancouver. F/O Marriott was serving with 511 Squadron when he was killed in action 23 March 1943 (circumstances not cited); with no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK, panel 174. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |