The county runs its own veterans cemetery at 240 N Tuckahoe Road, Williamstown - opened with its first interment October 6, 2004 - for veterans, their spouses and eligible dependents, with pre-registration on separation papers and proof of residency; the county also contracts the cemetery’s niche engraving, grounds care and gravedigging.
Also called: Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Williamstown, Monroe Township, cemetery, burial, pre-registration, Advisory Board.
"The primary objective of the veterans cemetery is to provide a final resting place for veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependents that serves as a place of honor and dignity." "The Gloucester County Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Williamstown (Monroe Township). ... 240 N Tuckahoe Road, Williamstown, NJ 08094. Any questions please call the office at 856-401-7660." The county's veterans page records that the county "opened the beautiful Gloucester County Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Monroe Township and had the first interment on October 6, 2004."
Pre-registration. "You must include a copy of your Separation papers (WD 53-55 or DD214). Also, if your spouse wishes to be buried there as well you must send us a copy of your Marriage Certificate." "Please include Proof of Residency, examples are as follows: New Jersey Drivers License or Registration, Tax bill, Utility bill."
The board's year of cemetery contracts: Cooper Monument Company for "the engraving of niche covers at the Gloucester County Veterans Memorial Cemetery" (PD-26-002, adopted February 18, 2026, "Payment to Cooper Monument made by the family of the deceased"); TLC Landscape Co. "to provide weed control and fertilizer applications at the Gloucester County Veterans Memorial Cemetery" (PD 26-007, April 1, 2026, up to $28,000); Wilbert Vault Co., Inc. "for a backhoe operator for gravedigging services" (PD-26-018, July 15, 2026); and the January 2, 2026 reorganization appointed the Advisory Board for the County Veteran's Cemetery (Res. 56347), whose members include the Commissioner Director, the liaison, the GC Vet Advisory Board commander, the Director of Veteran's Affairs and the Supervisor of Interment. The county's pages make no reference to the state's BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery: this is Gloucester County's own burial ground.
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Thresholds for Gloucester County Veterans Memorial Cemetery
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Veterans, their spouses and eligible dependents
Burial is for veterans on separation papers with proof of residency, plus spouses and eligible dependents. No rating is required.
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