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Veterans' Field of Honour

Calgary, AB

Burnsland Cemetery was established in 1923 and is 13 hectares in size with 22,061 burials.

By 1923, Calgary was well on its way to becoming a major western centre and the Union Cemetery was running short of space.
A new burial place was opened across what is now Spiller Road called the Burnsland cemetery.
There are about 21,000 graves in Burnsland, including most of the city's World War I war veterans.

By 1940, most of the burial plots on Burnsland had been either filled or sold, and the City had to once again acquire more burial property.
The solution was to move out of Calgary's central core to the North Hill.
The new cemetery, called Queen's Park, would later include a section called the Veterans' Field of Honour.

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Sandi Whitteker04-Jan-2014 15:57
Beautiful commemoration of the fallen, Gary.
Julie Oldfield01-Jan-2014 17:45
Beautifully presented.
Buz Kiefer29-Nov-2013 19:05
"...lives lived with honor and service to country." Dick hit the nail on the head. Beautiful job and tribute, Gary. Well done. Vote.
Richard Vance27-Nov-2013 00:25
Superb composition and exposure for a dignified tribute to lives lived with honor and service to country.
Best to you,
Dick:)
J. Scott Coile26-Nov-2013 18:21
Humbling. I really like the sweeping composition of the second.
Bill Miller26-Nov-2013 17:24
Both are very well done, but I do like the curved composition of the second picture.
Carol Rollins26-Nov-2013 12:49
Both are beautiful images and I, too, like the fresh snow and the lines and shadows. ~
That is a lot of bodies.
Tom Munson26-Nov-2013 06:06
Great images in the fresh snow, Gary.
Bryan Murahashi26-Nov-2013 05:46
Beautiful patterns. The fresh snow adds a feel of purity to the scene. V