The RCMP National Memorial Cemetery Pillars are special and unique addition to mark the sacred ground that holds fallen RCMP officers. On September 23rd, 2017, in celebration of Canada’s 150th…

At the centre of the RCMP National Memorial Cemetery stands the cenotaph with an RCMP member saluting those who have died in the line of duty and who are memorialized…

At the entrance of the RCMP National Memorial Cemetery sits two Bison Head Pillars. The origin of the North American bison as the symbol of the NWMP is unknown. One…

Originally installed and unveiling in 2004, the RCMP National Memorial Cemetery Main Monument is the central feature of the RCMP National Memorial Cemetery at Beechwood. The main monument has a…

DR. Donald Russell Cherry – Section 50, Lot 56 NE Born in Ottawa on May 10, 1921, Cherry was educated at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario, and the…

ALBERT JOHN CAWDRON – Section 24, Lot 72 SW Albert John Cawdron was born in 1873 in Ottawa. As a young man, he joined the Dominion Police in 1897, and…

Bertha Wilson was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, on September 18, 1923. She is the daughter of Archibald Wernham and Christina Noble. She attended the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and graduated…

Alan Thomas Belcher Section 21, PC 109 Alan Belcher was ‘born into the service’ on 8 March I 903 at the Calgary Division H.Q. of the R.C.M.P. where his father,…

Dr. Ethel G. Martens Section 47, Lot 216, Grave 2 Born July 19, 1916 in La Pas, MB, Ethel Martens began her career as a school teacher in Manitoba. She…

Dr. William Ralph Bell The Bell Vault Section 21, Lot 27 Born in Thirsk, England on December 14, 1832, Bell was educated at Kirklington Academy and Brainham College. Once he…