Beechwood Cemetery

Beechwood Cemetery
Cross of Sacrifice erected in honour and memory of all war veterans in 1959
Location	280 Beechwood Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1L 8A6
Area	64.7 hectares (160 acres)
Architect	Moses Chamberlain Edey; Robertson Martin Architects
Architectural style(s)	Neo-Gothic
Governing body	The Beechwood Cemetery Foundation; The Beechwood Cemetery Company
Website	Beechwood Cemetery website
National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	2001
Details Coordinates 45°26′49.2″N 75°39′36″W / 45.447000°N 75.66000°W / 45.447000; -75.66000 Type National cemetery No. of graves Over 82,000

Beechwood Cemetery is the national cemetery of Canada, located in Vanier, Ottawa, Ontario. Over 82,000 Canadians from all walks of life are buried in the cemetery, including Governor General Ramon Hnatyshyn, Prime Minister Robert Borden, and several members of Parliament, premiers, Canadian Armed Forces personnel and veterans, Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel, Canadian Security Intelligence Service intelligence officers, and Hockey Hall of Famers, alongside other notable Canadians. In addition to being Canada's national cemetery, it contains the National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Armed Forces ^[1] and the National Memorial Cemetery of the RCMP. ^[2]