Woodlawn Cemetery (Saskatoon)

Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in the cemetery is the Next of Kin Memorial Avenue, a National Historic Site of Canada, that is dedicated to all those who served with Canada's armed forces.

Woodlawn Cemetery
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Established1905
Location
1502 – 2nd Avenue North
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
CountryCanada Canada
Coordinates52°9′0″N 106°39′20″W / 52.15000°N 106.65556°W / 52.15000; -106.65556
Owned byCity of Saskatoon
Size94 acres (0.38 km2)
No. of interments63,000+
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveWoodlawn Cemetery

The cemetery was established in 1905 as St. Paul's Roman Catholic Cemetery, with the city taking over responsibility in 1918.[1] Prior to that point in time either the Nutana Pioneer Cemetery in Nutana or the Summerdale Cemetery in the town of Smithville (now annexed into the Blairmore SDA) was used.[1]

The cemetery has been divided into the following sections to specific customs and religious traditions or special affiliations:[2]

  • Children
  • Infants
  • Cremated Remains
  • University of Saskatchewan
  • Field of Honour (Military)
  • Flat Marker
  • Upright Monument
  • Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i
  • Catholic
  • Chinese
  • Greek
  • Orthodox
  • Islamic Ismalian
  • Jewish
  • Non-Denominational

Block 55 contains the war graves of 107 Commonwealth service personnel of the First and Second World Wars.[3]

Notable burials

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Woodland Cemetery – History". City of Saskatoon. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  2. ^ "Woodland Cemetery – General Information". City of Saskatoon. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  3. ^ [1] CWGC cemetery report.