Rex Lelacheur Corridor AA, Niche 41D (Mus) Born in Guernsey in the Channel Islands on January 5, 1910, Lelacheur was a composer, singer and choir conductor. He studied first in…

Albert Peter Low Section 48, Lot 14 NW Albert Peter Low, born in Montreal on May 24, 1861 and educated at McGill University, led a life that legends are made…

Beechwood Cemetery has launched the 150 anniversary Picture Gallery. This Picture Gallery celebrates the history of Beechwood from the very beginning in 1873 to the present day. Our 150 curated…

Otto Julius Klotz – Section 41, Lot 55 NE Born in Preston, Canada West on March 31, 1852, Otto Klotz received his early education at Galt Grammar School, and in…

Dr. Rudolph M. Anderson Section 23, Grave 10 (Mil & Sci) Born in Decorah, Iowa in 1876, not much is known about Rudolph Martin Anderson early life. In 1898 he…

The most notable occupant of the plot is Sir Sanford Fleming (1827-1915), the originator of standard time, implemented on 1 January 1885, alluded to above. The thought of an era…

Ruth Margaret Spencer – Section 27, F, grave 274 Ruth Margaret (Church) Spencer was born in Montreal on March 3rd 1919. She attended McGill University and graduated in 1940 with…

At the highest point in Beechwood stands the Cemetery’s tallest monument. This monument marks the Booth Family plot, which is in a section of its own just north of the…

Three Canadian soldiers of the First World War, Private Harry Atherton, Corporal Percy Howarth, and Sergeant Richard Musgrave, were laid to rest with military honours at Loos British Cemetery, Loos-en-Gohelle,…

Section 50, Lots 119, 120, 128 Ella Hobday Webster was born on September 1, 1846 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Nathan Burnham Webster a prominent Southern American educator. The family moved…