Brookside Cemetery (Winnipeg)

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/fieldofhonourmemorial.shtml|title = Historic Sites of Manitoba: Field of Honour Memorial (Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg)}} Since 1915, Brookside Cemetery has interred 11,000 veterans, servicemen, and women, and includes 470 war graves.

Brookside also includes a section dedicated to those who donated their bodies to medical research and teaching at the University of Manitoba.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/medicalmonument.shtml|title = Historic Sites of Manitoba: University of Manitoba Medical Monument (Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg)}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/brooksidecemetery.shtml|title = Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brookside Cemetery (3001 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg)}} 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.

The firefighter section of the cemetery includes a monument commemorating local firefighters.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/winnipegfirefighters.shtml|title = Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Fire Fighters Memorial Monument (Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg)}}

Other memorials include:{{Cite web |title=Brookside Cemetery |url=http://www.interment.net/data/canada/mb/winnipeg/brookside/Brookside-Cemetery-Map.pdf}}

• 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 at Brookside Cemetery include:{{cite news|last1=Moist|first1=Paul|date=1 June 2019|title=Brookside Cemetery tours feature fascinating figures connected to General Strike|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/strike100/a-walk-through-history-510674582.html|website=Winnipeg Free Press}}{{cite web|last1=Ashley|first1=Brandson|title=Winnipeg woman wants to raise awareness after finding mother's grave 55 years after her death|url=https://aptnnews.ca/2019/06/27/winnipeg-woman-wants-to-raise-awareness-after-finding-mothers-grave-55-years-after-her-death/|access-date=4 February 2020|website=aptnnews.ca|date=27 June 2019|publisher=APTN}}{{cite web|last1=Manastyrsky|first1=Peter J.|date=23 June 2019|title=Winnipeg General Strike of June 21, 1919: Two Ukrainians Killed|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/national/winnipeg-general-strike-of-june-21-1919-two-ukrainians-killed/wcm/a4da3cb5-40d9-4d78-8fc3-d42aa9039c67|access-date=4 February 2020|website=Edmonton Journal|publisher=Postmedia Network Inc.|language=en}}{{cite web|last7=Dawkins|first7=Glen|date=21 May 2017|title=Headstones damaged at Brookside Cemetery n|url=https://winnipegsun.com/2017/05/21/headstones-damaged-at-brookside-cemetery/wcm/b35c1a08-ab76-4e66-b19a-27d7a44a68a6|access-date=4 February 2020|website=Winnipeg Sun|publisher=Postmedia Network Inc.|language=en-CA}}{{cite web|last1=Thompson|first1=Sam|title=Phoenix Sinclair's legacy to continue with new headstone|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5326107/phoenix-sinclairs-legacy-to-continue-with-new-headstone/|access-date=4 February 2020|website=Global News|publisher=Corus Entertainment Inc.|language=en}}

• "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{{cite web|last1=Aidan|first1=Geary|title=More than a year after it was toppled, gravestone of Winnipeg's 1st mayor still hasn't been repaired|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-mayor-frank-cornish-grave-brookside-1.4880767|access-date=4 February 2020|website=CBC/Radio-Canada}}
• 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)
• Friðrik Lúðvík Kristjánsson (Lúlli), Icelandic-Canadian poet
• Bill Mosienko (1921–1994), NHL hockey player
• Alfred Paget (1879–1919), silent films actor{{cite book|url=|at= #9722|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons|edition=3rd|first1=Scott|last1= Wilson|first2=Gregory W. (forward)|last2=Mank|date=2016|publisher=McFarland & Co.|isbn=978-0786479924|oclc=948561021}}
• Gestur Pálsson (1852–1891), Icelandic author and newspaper editor
• 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

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• {{Official|https://www.winnipeg.ca/cemeteries/Brookside/default.stm}}
• {{Find a Grave cemetery}}

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