Canadian war cemeteries explained

Canadian war cemeteries are sites for the burial of Canadian military personnel who died in conflicts since Canadian Confederation in 1867. Most of the graves are for the dead in the First and Second World Wars. But, some are for conflicts since 1945.

Most are found abroad—mainly in Europe—and a few are within Canada. The majority are public cemeteries and many are shared with other countries, some with the Commonwealth of Nations, usually administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Europe

Belgium

• Adegem Canadian War Cemetery^[1]
• Florenville Cemetery
• Saint Mary Cemetery

Cyprus

• Dhekelia Cemetery

Denmark

• Copenhagen Cemetery

England

• Brookwood Cemetery
  • Cliveden Cheadle-Gatley
• Farnborough
• Gosport
• Hebburn
• Helston
• Langar
• North Luffenham
• Portland, Dorset – Royal Naval Cemetery
• Radcliffe-On-Trent
• Seaton
• St. Merryn
• Wallasey-Wirral

France

• Adanac Military Cemetery, Courcelette – First World War
• Ars-laquenexy
• Bayeux War Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Bayeux – Second World War
• Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Bény-sur-Mer – Second World War
• Bistroff
• Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Bretteville-sur-Laize – Second World War
• Canada Cemetery, Tilloy-lez-Cambrai – First World War
• Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Pas-de-Calais – First World War
• Choloy
• Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Dieppe – Second World War
• Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais – First World War
• Le Vigan
• Lelling
• Marville
• Metz
• Piennes
• St. Avold
• Y Ravine Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel – First World War

Germany

• Arnsberg
• Durnbach
• Dörlinbach
• Hannover
• Iserlohn
• Karlsruhe
• Kippenheim
• Kuppenheim
• Lahr
• Rheinburg British War Cemetery ^[2]
• Rheindalen
• Rheinmünster-Söllingen
• Werl
• Willstatt
• Zweibrücken

Italy

• Agira – Second World War
• Cagliari
• Moro River Ortona
• Villanova

Netherlands

• • Holten
• Nijmegen
• Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery – Second World War

Northern Ireland

• Belfast City

Scotland

• Arbroath
• Glasgow
• Lossiemouth

Asia

Hong Kong

• Sai Wan War Cemetery - Second World War
• Stanley Military Cemetery - Second World War

Japan

• Commonwealth War Cemetery - Yokohama, Japan

South Korea

• United Nations Memorial Cemetery

North America

Canada

• Beechwood Cemetery - Ottawa, Ontario
• Notre Dame Cemetery - Ottawa, Ontario
• Brookside Cemetery - Winnipeg, Manitoba

See also

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistics . Commonwealth Adegem . 7 May 2022 .
2. Web site: Cemetery Details | CWGC.