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Beverly National Cemetery
Office Hours: This cemetery is administered by Washington Crossing National Cemetery.
Visitation Hours: Open daily from 8:00 a.m. to sunset.
Beverly National Cemetery is closed to new interments. The only interments that are being accepted are subsequent interments for veterans or eligible family members in an existing gravesite. Periodically however, burial space may become available due to a canceled reservation or when a disinterment has been completed. When either of these two scenarios occurs, the gravesite is made available to another eligible veteran on a first-come, first-served basis. Since there is no way to know in advance when a gravesite may become available, please contact the cemetery at the time of need to inquire whether space is available.
Burial in a national cemetery is open to all members of the armed forces who have met a minimum active duty service requirement and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
A Veteran's spouse, widow or widower, minor dependent children, and under certain conditions, unmarried adult children with disabilities may also be eligible for burial. Eligible spouses and children may be buried even if they predecease the Veteran.
Members of the reserve components of the armed forces who die while on active duty or who die while on training duty, or were eligible for retired pay, may also be eligible for burial.
From Philadelphia International Airport take 95 North to Walt Whitman Bridge to 295 North exit 45B Willingboro to cemetery. From New Jersey Turnpike take exit 5 to Route 541 West toward Burlington, to Route 130 South, to Bridgeboro Road to cemetery.
Fax all discharge documentation to the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 1-866-900-6417 and follow-up with a phone call to 1-800-535-1117.
For information on scheduled burials in our national cemeteries, please go to the Daily Burial Schedule.
This cemetery is managed by the Director of the Washington Crossing National Cemetery. The mailing address is 830 Highland Road, Newtown, PA 18940.
Military Funeral Honors
Please contact your local funeral director or a representative from Beverly National Cemetery to make arrangements for Military Funeral Honors.
For educational materials and additional information on this cemetery, please visit the Education section, located below.
Our floral and grounds policy exists to reflect the honor and respect we hold for our Nation's Veterans, by preserving the dignity and solemnity of their final resting place.
These items are welcome:
- Fresh-cut flowers (Anytime)
- Temporary Floral Containers (Located throughout the cemetery for public use)
- Artificial Flowers (November 1st – April 1st)
- Flags (Anytime)
- Potted Plants (a week before until a week after Easter Sunday)
- Holiday Wreaths & Grave Blankets less than 2 x 3ft (December 1 – January 10 and will be removed after January 20).
All items placed at gravesite are inspected daily and:
- May be removed when they become withered, faded, or unsightly.
- May be removed for mowing and trimming, in season.
- May NOT stand taller than the headstone.
- May NOT be secured to the headstone.
These items are prohibited: permanent plantings and vases, statues, vigil lights, breakable objects, and similar items. This includes, but is not limited to, hazardous materials, glass, metal, toys, candles, balloons, wind chimes, and pinwheels.
The Department of Veterans Affairs does not permit adornments which might be considered offensive, inconsistent with the dignity of the cemetery, or considered hazardous to cemetery personnel. For example, items incorporating beads or wires which may become entangled in mowers or other equipment and cause injury. Unauthorized items will be removed immediately.
VA regulations 38 CFR 1.218 prohibit the carrying of firearms (either openly or concealed), explosives or other dangerous or deadly weapons while on VA property, except for official purposes, such as military funeral honors.
Possession of firearms on any property under the charge and control of VA is prohibited. Offenders may be subject to a fine, removal from the premises, or arrest.
Beverly National Cemetery is located in Burlington County’s Edgewater Park, in the city of Beverly, N.J.
The original cemetery was only one acre, purchased from a local resident in 1863. The plot was located in the northwest corner of the town cemetery surrounded by a picket fence. Additional land was acquired in 1936, 1937, 1948 and 1951.
The cemetery was established to provide a burial site for veterans who died in one of two nearby hospitals. Of the original 147 Union soldiers buried at Beverly National Cemetery, only 10are unknown. For much of its history, the cemetery handled relatively few interments. The number of interments grew dramatically, however, when space became unavailable at Philadelphia National Cemetery. Beverly National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Medal of Honor Recipients
The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States. Recipients receive the Medal of Honor from the president on behalf of Congress. It was first awarded during the Civil War and eligibility criteria for the Medal of Honor have changed over time.
Recipients buried or memorialized here:
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Edward C. Benfold (Korea). He received the Medal of Honor posthumously for service in the U.S. Navy in recognition of conspicuous gallantry and self-sacrifice in Korea, September 5, 1952. Benfold is buried in Section DS, Site 12.
Sergeant First Class Nelson Vogel Brittin (Korea). He received the Medal of Honor posthumously for service in the U.S. Army, Company I, 19th Infantry, in recognition of conspicuous gallantry and self-sacrifice in the vicinity of Yonggong-ni, Korea, March 7, 1951. Brittin is buried in Section DS, Site 2.
First Sergeant John W. Dutko (World War II). He received the Medal of Honor posthumously for service in the U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry Division, in recognition of conspicuous gallantry and self-sacrifice near Ponte Rotto, Italy, May 23, 1944. Dutko is buried in Section DS, Site 1.
First Sergeant Barnard A. Strasbaugh (Civil War). He received the Medal of Honor while serving in the U.S. Army, Company A, 3rd Maryland Infantry, for actions in Petersburg, Virginia, June 17, 1864. His citation was awarded under the name of Bernard A. Strausbaugh. He died in November 1864 and is buried in Section 1, Site 102.
More than half of VA's national cemeteries originated with the Civil War and many are closed to some burials. Other sites were established to serve World War veterans and they continue to expand. Historic themes related with NCA's cemeteries and soldiers' lots vary, but visitors should understand "Why is it here?" NCA began by installing interpretive signs, or waysides, at more than 100 properties to observe the Civil War Sesquicentennial (2011-2015). Please follow the links below to see the interpretive signs for Beverly National Cemetery.
Visit the Veterans Legacy Program and NCA History Program for additional information. Thank you for your interest.
