John Ryerson Maybee Section 103, Grave 3116B “A” Born in Moose Jaw, SK, Maybee was educated in Alberta, British Columbia and at the University of Toronto. He went on to…

Enjoy the 2024 version of the Historical Portrait Book! Included inside, are those buried at Beechwood who led interesting lives. This is a fantastic research tool for students, historians or…

John Stiles Section 37, Lot 10 ½ SE John Stiles was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick on January 26, 1918. As a child, Stiles was an active member of the…

The monument at Beechwood honours the memory Sister Élisabeth Bruyère (1818-1876) and St. Marguerite d’Youville (1701-1771). Sister Élisabeth Bruyère, a young member of the Grey Nuns of Montreal, had been…

Fulgence Charpentier Section 38, Grave 63 Fulgence Charpentier was born in Saint-Anne-de Prescott, Ontario on June 29, 1897. Over the course of his long and full life he had a…

Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice Section 22, Lot 15 SW Spring Rice was born on February 27, 1859, into an aristocratic and influential Anglo-Irish family. He was the son of a…

Robert P. Haythorne Section 48, Lot 5 NE Robert Poore Haythorne (2 December 1815 – 7 May 1891) was a Prince Edward Island politician and premier. He was born in England…

Tommy Douglas Section 64, Graves 285, 286 Born on October 20, 1904 in Falkirk, Scotland. In 1911, Tommy, his mother and his sister moved to Winnipeg to join his father…

Charles Stewart Section 24, Lot 29 NW (P) Charles Stewart was born on August 26, 1868, near Strabane, Wentworth County, Ontario, and was educated at Strabane and Hamilton, Ontario. In…

The National Military Cemetery is a national focal point of honour which recognises the men and women of Canada’s Armed Forces who have served their country with distinction in war…