Country
Canada
Locality
unspecified
Identified Casualties
449
Visiting Information
The cemetery grounds are open for visitation from sunrise to sunset. The on site cemetery office is open Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Local Information
The cemetery is adjacent to the Northern Boundary of the Winnipeg International Airport. Access by car Highway 90 (Kenaston Avenue) turn west on Notre Dame Avenue. The cemetery entrance is on your right.
Historical Information
During the First World War Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.
Cemetery Photo
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CWGC Cemetery Photo: WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Cemetery Plan
