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• Anderson, Robert Alexander    b. 1858  d. December 5, 1916
  Vancouver Mayor. Anderson served as the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1894. He also served as a Vancouver city alderman from 1892 to 1893. (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: MASONIC/*/*/133/0015
   
• Beet, Harry Churchill   b. April 1, 1875  d. January 10, 1946
  British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. Served as a Captain in The Derbyshire Regiment. He won his medal for service during the Second Boer War on April 22, 1900.
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: ABRAY/*/03/005/0011
   
• Bethune, Alexander    b. January 1, 1852  d. June 10, 1947
  Vancouver Mayor. Bethune served as the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, from 1907 to 1908. He was also a Vancouver city alderman. (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
   
• Buscombe, Frederick    b. September 2, 1861  d. July 21, 1938
  Vancouver Mayor. Buscombe served as the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, from 1905 to 1906. (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: MASONIC/*/*/143/0012
   
• Cope, Frederick    b. July 9, 1860  d. September 19, 1897
  Vancouver Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, from 1892 to 1893. (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: OLD/4/01/009/0014
   
• Findlay, James    b. October 5, 1854  d. October 19, 1924
  Vancouver Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1912. (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: OLD/2/01/025/0003
   
• Garden, James Ford    b. February 19, 1847  d. December 8, 1919
  Vancouver Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, from 1898 to 1900. He was also a Vancouver city alderman.
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: MASONIC/*/*/151/0010
   
• Gravell, Karl Mander    b. September 27, 1922  d. November 10, 1941
  Recipient of The George Cross Medal of Honour for Civilian Bravery. Gravell was awarded his medal posthumously for bravery at Calgary, Alberta, canada, on November 10, 1941. Leading Aircraftman Gravell was under training at the Canadian Wireless School in Calgary in Alberta on 10th November 1941, when, on a routine training flight his Tiger Moth training aircraft plunged to the ground and burst into flames. He managed to extricate himself from the wreckage and get clear, but in spite of the...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: ABRAY/*/04/007/0002
   
• Griffis, Silas Seth 'Si'    b. September 22, 1883  d. July 9, 1950
  Professional Hockey Player. A native of Onaga, Kansas, Griffis played 13 professional seasons from 1902 to 1919 in the WKHL, PCHA, Man-Pro, X-Games, and the MHL-SR, Hockey Leagues. He played for the Rat Portage Thistles from 1902 to 1905, Kenora Thistles from 1905 to 1909, Nelson Hockey Club from 1909 to 1911, Vancouver Millionaires from 1911 to 1919, and the PCHA All-Stars from 1914 to 1915. Griffis was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a Player in 1950, and the Northwestern Ontario...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: MASONIC/*/*/166/0001
   
• Hall, Joseph Henry 'Bad Joe'    b. May 3, 1882  d. April 5, 1919
  Professional Hockey Player. Hall was born on May 3, 1882, in Staffordshire, England. At 5'10, and 175lbs, he began his hockey career in 1902 with the Brandon Regals and played for 9 other teams before playing the position of defense for the Quebec Bulldogs from 1910 to 1917, and the Montreal Canadiens from 1917 to 1918, and 1918 to 1919. Hall earned his nickname, 'Bad Joe' for his high penalty count. He later helped to design the Tackaberry hockey boot. On April 5, 1919, at the age of 36 he...[Read More]
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: JONES/*/37/038/0016
   
• Jerome, Harry Winston    b. September 30, 1940  d. December 7, 1982
  Track star; co-record holder for 100 metre and 100 yd dashes, 1960-62.
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: Jones 2, Block 35, Plot 12, Lot 3
   
• Johnson, Emily Pauline 'Tekahionwake'    b. March 10, 1861  d. March 7, 1913
  Poet. She was born and raised on the Six Nations Indian Reserve near Brantford, Ontario. Her father was a Mohawk Indian chief and her mother was a wealthy white woman from England. While some disapproved of her parent's mixed race marriage the family in most cases was recognized as important leaders in their community. Both her parents desired that their children celebrate both of their family's heritages. Her unique family situation allowed her to have a childhood filled with a wide variety of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
  Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: Near Ferguson Point
   
• Jones, Charles E.  b. January 19, 1881  d. September 1, 1948
  Vancouver Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1948. Jones who was also a Vancouver city alderman, died not to long after taking office. (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: Abray/09/04/0014
   
• Kerr, John Chipman    b. January 11, 1887  d. February 19, 1963
  World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a in the Private in the 49th Battalion Alberta Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. On September 16, 1916, at Courcelette, France, during the Somme offensive, Private Kerr ran along the parados under heavy German fire until he was in close contact and opened fire on them at point blank range. The enemy, thinking they were surrounded, surrendered with sixty two prisoners being taken and 250 yards of trench captured. During this action...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: Abray/05/008/0012
   
• MacLean, Malcolm Alexander   b. July 14, 1844  d. April 4, 1895
  First Mayor of Vancouver.
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: Old Range 2, Block 3, Plot 15, Lot 16
   
• Malkin, William Harold    b. July 30, 1868  d. October 11, 1959
  Vancouver Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, from 1929 to 1930. (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: Horne1/03/01/006/0016
   
• McBeath, Robert Gordon   b. December 22, 1898  d. October 9, 1922
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Rosehearty, Scotland, he served as a Lance Corporal in the Seaforth Highlanders, British Army. On November 17, 1917, during the Battle of Cambrai in France, Lance Corporal McBeath volunteered to deal with enemy machine-gunners that held the advance of his unit and causing heavy casualties. On his own he single-handedly attacked a nest of German machine guns, captured 30 enemy soldiers and three officers. For most conspicuous bravery, he was promoted...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: MASONIC/*/*/193/0006.
   
• McGuigan, William Joseph    b. July 18, 1853  d. December 25, 1908
  Vancouver Mayor. Dr. McGuigan arrived in Vancouver in 1885 and was one of the signatories on the petition for Incorporation. His first office was a tobacco store owned by Jack Levy on the North side Cordova Street between Carrall and Abbott. William Joseph McGuigan was born at North Easthope, near Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, the eldest son of Michael McGuigan, a native of Castle Dawson, Co. Derry, Ireland, and Bridget Quinliven. He obtained his secondary schooling at Stratford High School...[Read More] (Bio by: Kathleen Giusti)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: OLD/3/02/018/0011
   
• Neelands, Thomas Fletcher    b. March 8, 1862  d. December 2, 1944
  Vancouver Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, from 1902 to 1903.
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: IOOF/*/*/065/0001
   
• Shankland, Robert   b. October 10, 1887  d. January 20, 1968
  World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant in the 43rd Battalion Manitoba Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. At Passchendaele, Belgium, on October 26, 1917, the Germans gained a strong front position. Lieutenant Shankland rallied the remnants of his own platoon and men of other companies, took command of the ground in front and inflicted heavy casualties on the retreating enemy. Later he dispersed a counter-attack and then personally communicated to headquarters...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Plot: Ashes scattered on the grounds
   

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