Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Free burial, grave liner, marker and perpetual care for eligible veterans at New Jersey's state veterans cemetery in Arneytown, North Hanover Township, with eligibility following the national cemeteries. Spouses and dependent children are eligible too, and the department moves a veteran's remains from a pauper's grave at no cost.
Also called: Doyle Cemetery, Arneytown, North Hanover Township, Wrightstown, N.J.S.A. 28:2-18.1, N.J.S.A. 38A:21-21, state veterans cemetery, pre-registration, unclaimed cremains.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The state's veterans cemetery was dedicated in 1986 and named in 1988, by joint resolution now at N.J.S.A. 28:2-18.1, for Brigadier General William C. Doyle. It covers 225 acres in Arneytown, North Hanover Township, Burlington County, with a Wrightstown mailing address, and handles about 13 burials each business day.
Who can be buried there. The cemetery's eligibility page follows the national cemetery rules: veterans whose last service ended under other than dishonorable conditions; members who die on active duty; reserve and Guard members who die on active duty for training or who have 20 years creditable for retired pay; certain World War II Merchant Mariners; a spouse, unmarried children under 21, or 23 in college, and adult children disabled before 21. The widow or widower of a member lost at sea, missing in action or buried overseas in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery is also eligible. A surviving spouse who remarried a non-veteran and died on or after January 1, 2000 remains eligible.
Residency. The cemetery's own eligibility page, updated December 9, 2025, and its FAQ state no New Jersey residency requirement. The Army benefits library says the veteran must have been a legal resident before death or for half his or her life, which may be waived. Ask the cemetery rather than assume either.
What is free. The cemetery says there is no charge for its services, the grave site and its preparation and maintenance, the government headstone or niche cover, or the grave liner. Families pay for the funeral home and transport. Exceptions to the eligibility rules are considered only after death, by letter to the superintendent.
Moving a veteran home. N.J.S.A. 38A:21-21 requires the department to run a program, at no cost, to transfer a veteran's remains from a pauper's or potter's cemetery to Doyle at the request of next of kin, friends or fellow veterans. Recent laws also have funeral directors report unclaimed cremains to the department (P.L.2025, c.340) and have the department notify veterans' organizations of burials there (P.L.2025, c.229).
Pre-registration at the cemetery or any Veterans Service Office is encouraged. The cemetery is at 350 Province Line Road, Wrightstown, 609-738-2400.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery
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Rule
National cemetery eligibility: other than dishonorable service, and eligible dependents
Department of Veterans Affairs, cemetery eligibility page.
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Disclaimer
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