Photo taken 18 April 2021

VETERANS CEMETERY

This land was purchased from the Hudson's Bay Company by the British Admiralty on July 8, 1868, as a "Cemetery for deceased Officers and Sailors."

The burial ground was consecrated on July 14, 1868 and the Chapel was built the same year. Admiral Frederick Seymour, First Governor and Commander-In-Chief of British Columbia was interred here in 1869.

Over the years members of all services have been buried here.

Care of the Cemetery came under The Department of Veterans Affairs in 1947.

This Plaque Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy.

VETERANS CEMETERY

This land was purchased from the Hudson's Bay Company by the British Admiralty on July 8, 1868, as a "Cemetery for deceased Officers and Sailors."

The burial ground was consecrated on July 14, 1868 and the Chapel was built the same year. Admiral Frederick Seymour, First Governor and Commander-In-Chief of British Columbia was interred here in 1869.

Over the years members of all services have been buried here.

Care of the Cemetery came under The Department of Veterans Affairs in 1947.

This Plaque Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy.

Veterans Cemetery
Colville Road
Esquimalt, British Columbia
Canada