Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...

Burnaby Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard In ...

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. The burial park was founded in 1936 and the

funeral home A funeral home, funeral parlor or mortuary is a business that provides burial, entombment and cremation services for the dead and their families. These services may include a prepared visitation and funeral, and the provision of a chapel for t ...

was established in 1965. The cemetery contains the war graves of 37 Commonwealth service personnel of

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CWGC Cemetery Report.

Notable interments

William Aberhart William Aberhart (December 30, 1878 – May 23, 1943), also known as "Bible Bill" for his radio sermons about the Bible, was a Canadian politician and the seventh premier of Alberta from 1935 to his death in 1943. He was the founder and first le ...

, Premier of Alberta from 1935 to 1943 * Charles Edwards, journalist and news agency executive * Doug Grimston, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association * Frederick Hume, politician * Roy Jokanovich, CFL player *

Li Shiu Tong Li Shiu Tong ( zh, c=李兆堂, 9 January 1907 – 5 October 1993) was a Hong Kong medical student, sexologist, and LGBTQ activist in the early twentieth century, known as the companion of German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld. Early life Li S ...

, gender studies pioneer * Amby Moran, hockey player * Michael James O'Rourke, Irish-born Canadian

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British decorations system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British ...

recipient. * Claude C. Robinson, ice hockey executive and inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame *

Lydia Shum Lydia Shum Din-ha or Lydia Sum Tin Ha (; 21 July 1945 – 19 February 2008) was a Hong Kong-Canadian comedian, Master of Ceremonies, MC, actress and singer. Known for her portly figure, signature dark-rimmed glasses and bouffant hairstyle, she w ...

, Hong Kong actress who died in 2008. Shum's parents are also buried close to her grave site. * Ronald Tabak, rock singer * Charles William Train, British

recipient

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Forest Lawn Memorial Burial Park and Funeral Home
* {{Find a Grave cemetery Cemeteries in British Columbia Tourist attractions in Burnaby 1936 establishments in British Columbia