Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Burnaby) facts for kids
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| Established | 1935 |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Owned by | Dignity Memorial |
| No. of graves | >20,000 |
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
- Frederick Hume, politician
- Amby Moran, hockey player
- Michael James O'Rourke, Irish-born Canadian Victoria Cross recipient.
- Claude C. Robinson, hockey player
- Lydia Shum, 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 Victoria Cross recipient.
War graves
The cemetery contains the war graves of 37 Commonwealth service personnel of World War II.
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