A royal tribute has been unveiled in honour of a Teesside born World War 2 general who received the Nazi surrender in Holland. Lt Gen Charles Foulkes, who was born…
On May 23 1873, the RCMP (then North West Mounted Police) was founded in Ottawa. The next summer, the NWMP set out on the Great March West and helped shape…
DIAMOND JENNESS Section 17, Lot 69 TG 1 Born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1886, Diamond Jenness was the second youngest son in a middle-class family of ten children. His…
On May 7, 2022, The Order of Saint Lazarus in Canada – Ottawa Commandery and Beechwood Cemetery celebrated and honored Dame Grete Hale’ for her contribution to the Order of…
When Princess Margriet of the Netherlands lifts the veil on a bronze plaque at Beechwood Cemetery on Friday, she will be honouring a Canadian military figure who’s arguably better remembered…
OLIVE PATRICIA DICKASON Section 64, Range G, Grave 123 (Ed,Hist, J & Lit) Olive Patricia Dickason was born on March 16, 1920 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After losing everything during the…
GENERAL CHARLES FOULKES Section 27, Range G, Grave 224 One of eight children, Foulkes was born in Stockton-on-Tees, England, on 3 January 1903. His family moved to Canada, eventually settling…
As Canada approaches the 80th anniversary of a Second World War raid that killed, injured or imprisoned thousands of its soldiers, an Alberta organization is part of an effort to…
February 20, 1904. Everyone in New Edinburgh knew John Ferguson, a foreman at the Edwards mill. In fact, the mill closed early to allow workers to attend his funeral, the…
When a loved one passes on, it often falls on grieving family members to make last-minute funeral arrangements. Not knowing what the deceased wants, the best they can do is…
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