| Geelong Eastern Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Established | 1839 |
| Location | East Geelong, Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 38°09′48″S 144°22′57″E / 38.1632°S 144.3824°E / -38.1632; 144.3824 |
| No. of interments | >70,000 |
| Website | Geelong Eastern Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Geelong Eastern Cemetery |
| Footnotes | Geelong Eastern Cemetery – Billion Graves |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery is a cemetery located in the city of Geelong, Victoria in Australia. The cemetery dates back to 1839.
141 Ormond Road, The Eastern Cemetery Gatehouse is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
Notable interments
- Thomas Austin, member of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria
- Percy Ellingsen, Australian Rules footballer
- James Harrison, engineer and politician
- Howard Hitchcock, organised construction of the Great Ocean Road
- Bervin Ellis Purnell, Mayor of Geelong
- Bransby Cooper, Cricketer – Played in the first ever Test Match
- Anne Drysdale, from whom Drysdale, Victoria, is named
- Caroline Elizabeth Newcomb, woman pioneer squatter, partner of Anne Drysdale
- Catherine McDonald née Potaskie, first European born in Tasmania
- Robert Beauchamp, Australasian Mission President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and one of the earliest LDS missionaries to New Zealand
War graves
The cemetery contains the war graves of 45 Commonwealth service personnel. There are 9 from World War I and 36 from World War II.
References
- "Eastern Cemetery Gatehouse (H1170)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- Geelong Eastern Cemetery CWGC Cemetery Report.
External links
- Geelong Eastern Cemetery at Find a Grave
- Geelong Eastern Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Geelong Eastern Public Cemetery Australian cemeteries