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Brookside Cemetery (Winnipeg)

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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
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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.
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Brookside also includes a section dedicated to those who donated their bodies to
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The firefighter section of the cemetery includes a monument commemorating local
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taking place in 1878, it is one of the oldest cemeteries in Winnipeg.
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Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons
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who lie buried in Canada," having served in either of the
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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49°55′14″N 97°13′21″W / 49.9205°N 97.2224°W / 49.9205; -97.2224
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