Plaques on either side of the entrance to this cemetery in Swan River commemorate pioneers in the Swan River Valley in 1898 and decreased members of the British Empire Service League No. 39 (Royal Canadian Legion), both erected in 1957. A monument inside the cemetery, erected in 1962, commemorates war dead.
Entrance to Birchwood Cemetery (no date)
Source: Leone Sigurdson
Pioneers commemorative plaque at entrance to Birchwood Cemetery (August 2026)
Source: Glen Toews
BESL commemorative plaque at entrance to Birchwood Cemetery (August 2026)
Source: Glen Toews
War memorial in the Birchwood Cemetery (August 2026)
Source: Glen ToewsSite Coordinates (lat/long): N52.11323, W101.27431
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Swan River War Memorial (Second Street North, Swan River)
We thank Tim Worth and Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Leone Sigurdson and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 September 2026
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