Many of the veterans resting in St. Luke's Churchyard have interesting stories. Here are links to some of their stories.
Allan David Ballantyne (Row B Plot 45) is remembered at the Saanich Remembers, Residents who Served in World War I website.
Rev. William Barton (Row A Plot 46) was a Royal Victoria Yacht Club member. His biography is included at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club Great War Commemoration Project website page 106.
G. Perry (Johnnie) Bauchman (Row R Plot D09) is featured in an article in the Globe and Mail by his daughter, Laurel Bauchman.
Alfred Calder Bell (Row F Plot 55) is remembered at the Saanich Remembers, Residents who Served in World War I website.
Ainger Roger Berry (Row M East Plot 05) is remembered at the Saanich Remembers, Residents who Served in World War I website.
Beatrice Eugene Bradshaw (Nursing Sister) (Row H West Plot 18) is remembered at the Saanich Remembers, Residents who Served in World War I website.
John Frederick Ernest "Dad" Carmen (Row D Plot 5) served in WWI and was given the nickname "Dad" by the soldiers in his battalion. Read his story here.
The son of William and Dorothy Cook (Row G Plot 52), Roy James Cook, was killed in action during WWII. Read his story here.
Hubert (Bert) Earl (Row R Plot B04) was a Torpedo Coxswain in the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. Read his wife, Evelyn's family story, and Bert Earl's story here.
Colonel Herbert Thomas Goodland, C.B., D.S.O. (Row M Plot 06) - The Chilliwack Museum website and WWI Taunton Centenary website include information about Colonel Goodland.
William Sweetland Morry (Row F Plot 60) - Read the story in the Peninsula News Review and view the CTV News story of how William's identity tag from World War I was found in a farmer's field in France.
Thomas Graham Morry (Row A East Plot 43) and William Sweetland Morry (Row F Plot 60) have footstones on their graves, provided through the Trail of the Caribou Research Project. This project honours Newfoundlanders, who have served their country (whether Newfoundland or Canada) no matter where they now lie. Read about the dedication of these footstones in February 2022.
Ellanore Parker and Murney Pugh (Nursing Sisters) (Row N West Plot 08), nicknamed The Heavenly Twins, nursed together in WWI. Read their stories here and here.
James Stewart Simpson (Row A East Plot 36) finally received a marker on his grave through the Last Post Fund. Read how this came about.
Dudley and Jean Thompson (Row R Plot C01) - Read in the Saanich News about how they met during the Second World War and how their wartime experiences shaped their lives.