The remembrance card is a folded card measuring approximately 6.5" by 4.75" and is supplied with a protective plastic cover. These fulfil the need for a record or memento to treasure personally, or to send to family and friends. Gifts made to this fund will be invested and the income used to maintain the grounds and allow improvements to be made.īook of remembrance fees Remembrance cardsĬopies of the inscription in the Book of Remembrance can be supplied on a specially designed memorial card. The council appreciates that many would like to have the opportunity of commemorating a loved one in a more tangible form and a Donation Fund has been established. These are particularly suitable for sending to relatives and friends. The entries are handwritten by the same calligrapher who inscribes the Book. Your wording is penned in black ink with a gold leaf capital letter embossed on alternating red and blue squares.Īrrangements can be made for copies of entries in the Book of Remembrance. Please only visit the Crematorium and Cemetery sites if your visit is essential and you must follow the Government’s. Entries must be received by the following dates prior to your chosen entry date. The memorial entries are carefully executed by highly skilled artists. The office reception and the Book of Remembrance remain closed to the public. You can use our online form to arrange for an entry in the book of remembrance. They may view the inscription on that date each year or at any other time by arrangement with the Crematorium Office. Relatives decide on which date the entry is to be made, normally that of the date of death or a birthday or wedding anniversary. Details of the Book of Remembrance are sent to the applicant for the cremation, approximately one week after the date of cremation. Inscriptions may be of two, five or eight lines and can incorporate coats-of-arms, regimental crests or floral emblems. There are areas in the chapel where floral tributes and plants can be displayed and a notice board for birthday cards or letters. There is also touch screen electronic book of remembrance, permitting an image of the inscription to be seen on any day of the year.
The Remembrance Chapel is normally open every day of the year 9am - 5pm.Įach day a page is turned, permitting inscriptions to be seen every year on the anniversary of the entry date. The Book of Remembrance at Oakley Wood provides a dignified memorial of quality and permanence and is displayed in the Chapel of Remembrance. We use cookies to remember when we have shown you our help dialogs to save you having to dismiss them every time you visit the website. The digital book is currently switched off, but you can view the Book of Remembrance online. Traditionally kept under protective glass in the Memorial Chamber of Canada’s Parliament Buildings, the books are currently displayed at Parliament Hill’s Visitor Welcome Centre, in the Room of. Please ensure you observe social distancing when inside the chapel. The eight Books of Remembrance contain the names of more than 120,000 Canadians who have given their lives in the service of our country. The Remembrance Chapel and the Book of Remembrance are open.
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