Brookside Cemetery (Winnipeg)
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1878 |
| Location | 3001 Notre Dame Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 49°55′14″N 97°13′21″W / 49.9205°N 97.2224°W |
| Owned by | City of Winnipeg |
| No. of graves | 200,000+ |
| Find a Grave | Brookside Cemetery |
Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is the largest cemetery in western Canada, containing the graves of more than 200,000 people.[1] With the first interment taking place in 1878, it is one of the oldest cemeteries in Winnipeg.[2]
Brookside has been used in some films, such as Bride of Chucky (1998).[1]
Memorials
The Brookside Cemetery houses a municipal Military "Field of Honour," which was opened in 1915 and is one of Canada's largest and oldest. The Field of Honour houses the only Stone of Remembrance in Canada, unveiled in 1960 by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to honour "sailors, soldiers and airmen of the Commonwealth who lie buried in Canada," having served in either of the world wars.[1][3] Since 1915, Brookside Cemetery has interred 11,000 veterans, servicemen, and women, and includes 470 war graves.[1]
Brookside also includes a section dedicated to those who donated their bodies to medical research and teaching at the University of Manitoba.[4][5] Since 1952, the University has conducted an annual burial and committal service known as the "Service After Death" as a tribute to such people. A monument and plaque were dedicated on 27 June 2003.[4]
The firefighter section of the cemetery includes a monument commemorating local firefighters.[6]
Other memorials include:[7]
- Korean War Veterans memorial
- Hong Kong Veterans cairn - honour members of C Force in the Battle of Hong Kong (namely members of Winnipeg Grenadiers)
- Last Post Fund columbaria
- Dugald Train Wreck memorial
Notable graves
Notable graves at Brookside Cemetery include:[8][9][10][11][12]
- "Bulldog Bob" Brown (1938–1997), professional wrestler
- Harry Colebourn (1887-1947), owner of Winnipeg the bear (Winnie the Pooh)
- Francis Evans Cornish (1831–1878), first mayor of Winnipeg[13]
- Tommy Dunderdale (1887–1960), NHA hockey player
- Chris Fridfinnson (1898–1938), Olympic Games gold medalist
- Charles Gardiner (1904–1934), NHL hockey player
- Faron Hall (1964-2014), homeless man who gained notoriety after rescuing several people from drowning in several separate incidents
- Haldor Halderson (1900–1965), NHL hockey player
- Stanley Howard Knowles (1908–1997), politician (federal NDP MP)
- Bill Mosienko (1921–1994), NHL hockey player
- Alfred Paget (1879–1919), silent films actor[14]
- Tommy Prince (1915–1977), Canadian war hero
- Phoenix Sinclair (2000-2005), murder victim
- Jane Elizabeth Vasey (1949–1982), blues musician
- Kurt Winter (1946–1997), musician
- the 31 victims of the 1947 rail accident in Dugald, Manitoba — buried in a large communal grave[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Greenslade, Brittany. "Stories and tales from Brookside, Winnipeg's largest cemetery". Global News. Corus Entertainment Inc. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Brookside Cemetery – The Municipal Cemeteries Branch". City of Winnipeg. City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Field of Honour Memorial (Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg)".
- ^ a b "Historic Sites of Manitoba: University of Manitoba Medical Monument (Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg)".
- ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brookside Cemetery (3001 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg)".
- ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Fire Fighters Memorial Monument (Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg)".
- ^ http://www.interment.net/data/canada/mb/winnipeg/brookside/Brookside-Cemetery-Map.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ Moist, Paul (1 June 2019). "Brookside Cemetery tours feature fascinating figures connected to General Strike". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ Ashley, Brandson (27 June 2019). "Winnipeg woman wants to raise awareness after finding mother's grave 55 years after her death". aptnnews.ca. APTN. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Manastyrsky, Peter J. (23 June 2019). "Winnipeg General Strike of June 21, 1919: Two Ukrainians Killed". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Headstones damaged at Brookside Cemetery n". Winnipeg Sun. Postmedia Network Inc. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Thompson, Sam. "Phoenix Sinclair's legacy to continue with new headstone". Global News. Corus Entertainment Inc. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Aidan, Geary. "More than a year after it was toppled, gravestone of Winnipeg's 1st mayor still hasn't been repaired". CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Co. #9722. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
External links
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