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Kingcome (other)
Kingcome may refer to: People *Brian Kingcome (1917–1994), British flying ace in World War II *John Kingcome, (d.1871), British admiral and commander of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy * William Kingcome, nephew of Admiral John Kingcome and captain of the Hudson's Bay Company vessel, the ''Princess Royal'' Places *Kingcome, British Columbia, a settlement and native village on the Coast of British Columbia *Kingcome Inlet, an inlet on the Coast of British Columbia ** Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, another settlement on that inlet *the Kingcome River, which enters the head of Kingcome Inlet *the Kingcome Glacier, a glacier at the head of the Kingcome River *the Kingcome Range, aka Kingcome Mountains, a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountain, located east of Kingcome Inlet. * Kingcome Point, on Princes Royal Island in the North Coast region of British Columbia Other *Kingcome Navigation, a former shipping company on the BC Coast now amalgamated into Seaspan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Kingcome
Group Captain Charles Brian Fabris Kingcome (31 May 1917 – 14 February 1994) was a British flying ace of the Second World War, most notable for serving with No. 92 Squadron in 1940 during the Battle of Britain. He frequently led the squadron on a temporary basis before receiving full command early in 1941. Kingcome later served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and over Yugoslavia with the RAF, Royal Canadian Air Force and South African Air Force Supermarine Spitfire and heavy bomber units. His total personal score stood at eight enemy aircraft destroyed, three shared, five probable and 13 damaged. Kingcome was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in 1940, a Bar to the DFC in 1941, and the Distinguished Service Order in 1942. Early life Kingcome was born in Calcutta, India, on 31 May 1917 and educated at Bedford School. RAF career Kingcome entered the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Cranwell in 1936. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Kingcome was based at Hornc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kingcome
Admiral Sir John Kingcome, KCB (14 February 1793 – 7 August 1871) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. Naval career Kingcome joined the Royal Navy in 1808 and was present at the destruction of the French ships during the Battle of the Basque Roads the following year. He also served in the First Anglo-Burmese War from 1824 to 1826. Promoted to Captain in 1838, he commanded HMS ''Belleisle'' during the First Opium War in 1841. He later took charge of HMS ''Simoom'' and HMS ''St George'' and then commanded HMS ''Royal William'' in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1862 and was made full Admiral on the Reserved List in 1869. Kingcome Inlet on the British Columbia Coast is named after him as are other placenames in the area. See also *Kingcome (other) Kingcome may refer to: People *Brian Kingcome (1917–1994), British flying ace in World War II *John Kingcome, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kingcome
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingcome, British Columbia
Kingcome, also known as Okwunalis or Ukwana'lis is an unincorporated settlement in the Kingcome Inlet area of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located a few miles up the Kingcome River (known as Gwa'yi in Kwak'wala) from the head of the inlet. Quaee Indian Reserve No. 7 is the Indian reserve containing the village. It is the home of one of the four tribes of the Dzawada’enuxw (Tsawataineuk) subgroup of the Kwakwaka'wakw and was in the past site of a large cannery. It is the setting for the book ''I Heard the Owl Call My Name''. See also *List of canneries in British Columbia *Kingcome (other) Kingcome may refer to: People *Brian Kingcome (1917–1994), British flying ace in World War II *John Kingcome, (d.1871), British admiral and commander of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy * William Kingcome, nephew of Admiral John Kingcome and ... * List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages References External linksDzawada’enuxw Nation homepage Unincorporated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingcome Inlet
Kingcome Inlet is one of the lesser principal fjords of the British Columbia Coast, north and east of Broughton Island. It is sixth in sequence of the major saltwater fjords north from the 49th parallel near Vancouver and similar in width, on average , to longer inlets such as Knight Inlet and Bute Inlet, but it is only in length from the mouth of the Kingcome River to Sutlej Channel, which ultimately connects around Broughton Island to the main regional waterway of the Queen Charlotte Strait. Kingcome Inlet has a short side inlet, Wakeman Sound, fed by the Wakeman River. The area is the territory of the Kwakwakaʼwakw peoples. At the mouth of Kingcome Inlet is the Broughton Archipelago, a wild array of small islands that form a marine park west of Gilford Island, the largest of the hundreds of islands. It is home to the Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa'mis First Nation. The village and former cannery site of Kingcome, further up the river, is the territory of the DzawadaÌ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia
Kingcome Inlet is a locality on the Central Coast region of British Columbia, located on the inlet of the same name. See also *List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References Settlements in British Columbia Central Coast of British Columbia Kwakwaka'wakw villages {{BritishColumbiaCentralCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingcome River
The Kingcome River is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is in size. Course The Kingcome River flows generally south into Kingcome Inlet, which lies north of and on the inland side of the Broughton Archipelago. It has two major tributaries, the Atlatzi River joining the Kingcome near its mouth at , the Satsalla River, which like the Atlatzi flows southwest out of sources on the edge of the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield, meeting the Kingcome at . Another smaller tributary, the Clear River, flows from the west, meeting the Kingcome at , See also *List of British Columbia rivers *Kingcome (other) Kingcome may refer to: People *Brian Kingcome (1917–1994), British flying ace in World War II *John Kingcome, (d.1871), British admiral and commander of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy * William Kingcome, nephew of Admiral John Kingcome and ... References Rivers of the Central Coast of British Columbia Rivers of the Pacific Ranges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingcome Glacier
The Kingcome Glacier is a glacier located at the head of the Kingcome River in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. See also *Kingcome (other) Kingcome may refer to: People *Brian Kingcome (1917–1994), British flying ace in World War II *John Kingcome, (d.1871), British admiral and commander of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy * William Kingcome, nephew of Admiral John Kingcome and ... References Glaciers of the Pacific Ranges Central Coast of British Columbia {{canada-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingcome Range
The Kingcome Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, located to the east of Kingcome Inlet. See also *Kingcome River *Kingcome Glacier *Kingcome (other) Kingcome may refer to: People *Brian Kingcome (1917–1994), British flying ace in World War II *John Kingcome, (d.1871), British admiral and commander of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy * William Kingcome, nephew of Admiral John Kingcome and ... References Pacific Ranges {{Canada-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingcome Point
Kingcome Point is a headland on the northwest tip of Princess Royal Island in the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. Name origin The point was named about 1867 by Captain Pender, RN, for William Kingcome, who captained the Hudson's Bay Company barque ''Princess Royal'' in 1862–63. Kingcome was the nephew of Admiral John Kingcome Admiral Sir John Kingcome, KCB (14 February 1793 – 7 August 1871) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. Naval career Kingcome joined the Royal Navy in 1808 and was present at the destruction of the F ..., commander of the Royal Navy's Pacific Station from 1863 to 1864, for whom the various Kingcome placenames around and including Kingcome Inlet were named. Another point on Princess Royal Island, Trivett Point, the island's northernmost tip, was named for the previous captain of the ''Princess Royal'', J.T. Trivett, who captained the vessel in 1859-1861 when William Kingcome as its first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaspan International
Seaspan ULC (formerly Seaspan Marine Corporation) provides marine-related services to the Pacific Northwest. Within the Group are three shipyards, an intermodal ferry and car float business, and also a tug and barge transportation company that serves both domestic and international markets. Seaspan is part of the Washington Companies, owned by Dennis Washington. Seaspan is run by his son Kyle Washington, as Executive Chairman, who has become a Canadian citizen. Seaspan ULC was formerly known as Seaspan Marine Corporation, and prior to that Washington Marine Group. Marine transportation Seaspan ULC Seaspan ULC has evolved into a prominent marine transportation company serving the West Coast of North America with a large tugboat and barge fleet. Seaspan's barges haul forestry materials (logs, wood chips, hog fuel, lumber, pulp, paper and newsprint), minerals (construction aggregate and limestone), railcars, plus machinery, fuel and supplies to coastal communities. Seaspan also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Turner (jurist)
Sir Alexander Kingcome Turner (18 November 1901 – 7 July 1993) was an Auckland-born New Zealand lawyer and judge. Early life and family He was one of four children, all sons, born to Joseph Hurst Turner, a teacher, and his wife, Gertrude Kingcome Reid, daughter of a Methodist minister, and attended Mount Eden School and Auckland Grammar School. When he was 11, his father died, leaving the family in genteel poverty. Turner graduated from Auckland University College (BA, 1921; MA with first-class honours in economics, 1922; LLB, 1923). He married Dorothea Frances Mulgan (the sister of writer John Mulgan), a writer, critic, Greek scholar, and weaver, in Wellington on 21 March 1934. The couple had three children. Legal career As a barrister, notable successes came in two criminal trials, R v Gardner (1932) 51 NZLR 1648 and R v Phillips 949NZLR 316, cases where he was able to have confessions procured by the police by threat or inducement excluded from the evidence. These case ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
