Beechwood, Funeral, Cemetery and Cremation Services is owned by The Beechwood Cemetery Foundation and operated by The Beechwood Cemetery Company. In 2001, Beechwood became the home of the National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces. Section 103 is dedicated to honouring the memory of Canadian service personnel who faithfully served their country in war and peace, at home and abroad, sometimes making the supreme sacrifice on its behalf. It occupies 8.29 acres of beautifully landscaped terrain that is maintained by The Beechwood Cemetery Foundation in partnership with the Department of National Defence (DND). In 2003 DND exercised an option to purchase the burial rights to another section, expanding the National Military Cemetery by 2 hectares. It consists of about 12,000 spaces for traditional interments and cremated remains. In 2007 The Beechwood Cemetery Foundation, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the Department of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Canada established the National Military Cemetery. It brought together all those who died on active service, whose death was related to service or who served honourably and chose to rest among their comrades in the sacred grounds of sections 19, 27, 29 and 103. Eligibility
All currently serving and honourably released Regular and Reserve Force members of The Canadian Forces, members honourably released from a former Canadian Service, Canadian Veterans of the World Wars or Korean War and the Canadian Merchant Navy, are eligible to be interred in the NMC. One designated family member may also be interred in the same plot as the service member. Verification of entitlement will be established in every case.
