Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, Montreal

Baron de Hirsch Cemetery

View of the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, towards Mount Royal.
Details
Established 1892
Location Montreal, Quebec
Country Canada
Coordinates 45°30′07″N 73°39′17″W / 45.5019°N 73.6547°W / 45.5019; -73.6547Coordinates: 45°30′07″N 73°39′17″W / 45.5019°N 73.6547°W / 45.5019; -73.6547
Website http://barondehirsch.com/
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The Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, also known as the Baron de Hirsch Affiliated Cemeteries, Baron de Hirsch United Cemeteries and Baron de Hirsch Memorial Park, is a Jewish cemetery located on the north side of De la Savane Street, between Mountain Sights and Kindersley Avenues in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Since its establishment in 1892, an estimated 55,000 people have been interred in these grounds.[1] The cemetery contains 16 war graves of Commonwealth service personnel, 2 from World War I and 14 from World War II.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://jgs-montreal.org/bdh/
  2. ↑ CWGC cemetery report, breakdown obtained from casualty record.


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