Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Burnaby)
| Forest Lawn Memorial Park | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1935 |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°14′50″N 122°59′31″W / 49.24722°N 122.99194°W |
| Find a Grave | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a cemetery in Burnaby, British Columbia in Canada
Background
The burial park was founded in 1936 and the funeral home was established in 1965.
Notable interments
- William Aberhart, Premier of Alberta from 1935 to 1943.
- Michael James O'Rourke, Irish-born Canadian Victoria Cross recipient.[1]
- Lydia Shum, Hong Kong actress who died on February 19, 2008.[2] Shum's parents are also buried close to her grave site.
- Charles William Train, British Victoria Cross recipient.
- Lui Lok, a corrupt former Hong Kong Police officer.
War Graves
The cemetery contains the war graves of 37 Commonwealth service personnel of World War II.[3]
References
- ^ "Graves of VC Recipients Located in Canada". Knight's Canadian Info Collection. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ Zacharias, Yvonne (2008-02-27). "Entertainer Lydia Shum laid to rest in Metro Vancouver". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery Report.
External links
- Forest Lawn Memorial Burial Park and Funeral Home Dignity Memorial web site
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