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Burial of Private Robert Whitehead (1896–1916), Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 95th Battalion, at Shorncliffe Military Cemetery Canadian war cemeteries are sites for the burial of Canadian military personnel who died in conflicts since Canadian Confederation in 1867.
The oldest cemetery in the city of Vancouver, it is the resting place of 145,000 people, including numerous notable figures in the city's history. Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby – Tommy Burns , Michael Cuccione , Miles Mander , Charles Merritt , Roy Conacher , Thomas Dufferin Pattullo
As is usual for war cemeteries or monuments, France granted Canada a perpetual concession to the land occupied by the cemetery. The graves contain soldiers from the 3rd Canadian Division and 15 airmen killed during the Battle of Normandy , as well as three British graves and one French grave, for a total of 2,048 markers.
Union Cemetery is a 19 hectares (47 acres) urban cemetery in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, containing about 21,000 graves. [1] It is located in the city's southeast in the predominantly industrial district of Manchester, and is the burial place for many of the city's earliest pioneers and settlers, as well as over 150 Commonwealth burials from the First and Second World Wars. [2]
Map all coordinates using ... GPX (secondary coordinates) Name Location Dates Interments Affiliation Notes ... Upper Canada First European cemetery in Toronto ...
Canadian Headstones relies on volunteers, including genealogy enthusiasts, to upload photos. [4] The site steps a contributor through uploading a photo, editing it, choosing a county and cemetery, entering the names and inscription. [5]
latitude in degrees (positive for all locations in Canada). $2: longitude in degrees (negative for all locations in Canada). x (%): x coordinate expressed as percentage of image width (measured from left edge). y (%): y coordinate expressed as percentage of image height (measured from top edge).
Location and Design [ edit ] The Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Memorial site is located on the top of a hill known to British Great War soldiers as 'Torr Top', the top of which stands 62 metres above sea level (hence its other name 'Hill 62') and about 30 metres around the surrounding plateau, which offers a clear and commanding view of the ...