Burwood Cemetery
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1857 |
| Location | Burwood, Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°51′07″S 145°06′00″E / 37.852018°S 145.10004°ECoordinates: 37°51′07″S 145°06′00″E / 37.852018°S 145.10004°E |
| Website | Burwood Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Burwood Cemetery |
| Footnotes | Burwood Cemetery - Billion Graves |
Burwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in Burwood, Victoria in Australia. It is known as a resting place of notable figures from Melbourne. The cemetery dates back to 1857.
Notable burials
- Frank Cumbrae-Stewart, barrister and university professor
- Zina Cumbrae-Stewart, philanthropist
- John S. Clark, Scottish-born Australian entomologist and myrmecologist
- Harold Edward Elliott, major general and politician
- Sir Charles Powers, high court judge
- F. W. Thring, film maker and entrepreneur
- E. W. Tipping, journalist
- Christina Cock, super-centenarian and Australia's oldest person[1]
War graves
The cemetery contains the war graves of fifty-four Commonwealth service personnel. There are eight from World War I and forty-six from World War II.[2]
References
- ↑ "Burwood Bulletin Winter 2010". www.burwoodbulletin.org. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ Burwood General Cemetery CWGC Cemetery Report.
External links
- Burwood Cemetery - Billion Graves
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