Since the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, soldiers who were killed in the line of duty and veterans of war have been buried in Beechwood Cemetery. The cemetery contains two military sections owned and managed by the federal Department of National Defence including the recent addition of the "National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces" and monument that was dedicated in 2001. There is another older section for veterans managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission .
Noted for the Neo-Gothic architecture of its mausoleum, the chapel at Beechwood Cemetery is used by families for private ceremonies. A few of the notables interred here are:
- Henry Crerar (1888-1965), Canadian Army General and diplomat
- Andrew McNaughton (1887-1966), Commander-in-Chief Canadian 1st Army in WW II, statesman
- Charles Foulkes (1903-1969), Canadian Army General
- Clint Benedict (1891-1976), Hall of Fame ice hockey player
- Andrew George Blair (1844-1907), statesman, Premier of New Brunswick
- John Rudolphus Booth (1827-1925), lumber tycoon
- Sir Robert Borden (1854-1937), 8th Prime Minister of Canada
- Sir John George Bourinot (1837-1902), historian, political scientist, newspaper publisher
- Harry L. 'Punch' Broadbent (1892-1971), Hall of Fame ice hockey player
- Wilfred Campbell (1858-1918), poet
- Tommy Douglas (1904-1986), politician, voted "The Greatest Canadian"
- Eddie Emerson (1892-1970), Ottawa Rough Riders football player
- Johnny Fauquier (1909-1981), Hall of Fame aviator, WWII hero, DFC, DSO
- Sir Sandford Fleming (1827-1915), engineer, inventor
- Sir George Eulas Foster (1847-1931), politician
- Thomas Fuller (1823-98), architect, designer of the Parliament Buildings of Canada
- Eddie Gerard (1890-1937), Hall of Fame ice hockey player
- Ray Hnatyshyn (1934-2002), statesman
- Archibald Lampman (1861-1899), poet
- John Macoun (1831-1920), noted naturalist
- Thomas McKay (1792-1855), businessman, a founder of the city of Ottawa
- Marion Osborne (1871-1931), author, poet, dramatist
- Harvey Pulford (1875-1940), Hall of Fame ice hockey player
- James Wilson Robertson (1857-1930), businessman, educator
- Duncan Campbell Scott (1862-1947), poet
- Arthur L. Sifton (1858-1921), statesman, Premier of Alberta
- Charles Stewart (1868-1946), politician, Premier of Alberta
- Sir Percy A. Taverner (1875-1947), ornithologist
See Also: Notre-Dame Cemetery (Ottawa)
List of famous cemeteries
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