PHILIP DANSKEN ROSS Section 64, Lot 1 Born in Montreal, Quebec on January 1, 1858, Ross was educated at McGill University and became a journalist, starting his career with the…

JOHN GEORGES (BUCK) BOUCHER Section 40, Lots 52 NW, 53 SW (S) Born August 17, 1896, Boucher played professional hockey for 20 years, including 17 seasons in the NHL and…

SHIRLEY MOULDS – Section 41, Lot 39 E Ctr Born in Ottawa in 1904, Shirley Moulds lived in the same house in the Glebe her entire life. What set her…

At Beechwood National Military Cemetery in Ottawa, nestled amidst the solemn rows of grey, granite headstones bearing Christian crosses and Stars of David, is a marker featuring a simple etching…

À ceux qui ont traversé l’océan pour défendre la liberté, nous nous souvenons de votre service. À ceux qui ne sont jamais rentrés chez eux, nous nous souvenons de votre…

SIR EDWARD WHIPPLE BANCROFT MORRISON – KCMG DSO Section 29, Lot 16 N Edward Whipple Bancroft Morrison was born to Scottish immigrants in London, Ontario on July 6, 1867. He…

Flight Sergeant Joseph Auguste Omer Levesque  Section 27, Range F, Grave 263 Joseph Auguste Omer Levesque was born on May 23, 1920 in Mont-Joli, Quebec. In 1940, he left his…

ERNEST GEORGE FOSBERY Section 37, Lot 44 E Ctr Born in Ottawa on December 29, 1874, Ernest Fosbery was the son of civil servant Henry Fosbery and Charlotte Hall. He…

The Beechwood Cemetery, located on Beechwood Avenue and Hemlock Road in Vanier, is the largest cemetery in Ottawa encompassing roughly 160 acres of wooded land. It is the resting place…

Click here to watch the video clip. In Ottawa, the graves of over 4,000 Chinese Canadians rest at Beechwood Cemetery. This is the final resting place for many individuals who…