This peak was named in 1960 in honour of Able Seaman Thomas Bernard Smith from Natal, BC who was killed during the Second World War.
Smith Peak
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This peak was named in 1960 in honour of Able Seaman Thomas Bernard Smith from Natal, BC who was killed during the Second World War.
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This mountain was named in 1964 in honour of Sgt. Alexander Swiderski from Fernie, BC. Sgt Swiderski's Wellington Bomber failed to return from a night operation on 12 June 1942.
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This mountain was named in 1964 in honour of Cpl. James P. Terrion from Michel, BC. Cpl Terrion was killed on 29 July 1945.
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This mountain was named in 1964 in honour of Corporal William E. Vanbuskirk from Fernie, BC. He was killed in action 28 March 1945.
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This mountain was named in 1964 in honour of Flying Officer Dean J. Washburn from Fernie, BC. F/O Washburn was diving and firing at an enemy vehicle when his No. 438 Squadron Typhoon aircraft was hit and he was killed on 24 December 1944.
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This mountain was named in 1961 in honour of SPO Francis Owen Corrigan. He was a member of the navy when he was killed in action 26 September 1942.
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This mountain was named in 1979 in honour of Pte. Terence B. Rowley from Nelson, BC. He was killed in action on 4 October 1940.
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This mountain was named in 1964 in honour of P/O Douglas McBeath from Golden, BC. He was a navigator of a No. 409 Squadron Beaufighter aircraft. He was killed in action on 18 February 1943.
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This mountain was named in 1964 in honour of P/O Francis Harold Lyne from Michel, BC. He was killed on 8 June 1944 when his 138 Squadron Halifax Bomber was lost during a secret night operation dropping agents and supplies into occupied Europe.
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This mountain was named in 1960 in honour of F/O Leonard D. Dingley from Cranbrook, BC. He was killed on 12 November 1943 when his Halifax Bomber was lost on a mine laying operation.
Frank Morro (Mount Morro), Jim “Moose” Haley (Mount Haley), Stewart Flett (Flett Peak), and Len Dingley were members of a Cranbrook based Rover group that explored the mountains of the area together prior to joining the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. All four were killed in action while serving with Bomber Command. These mountains were named in their honour.