West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section)

Cemetery Details

Location 161 West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Co‑ordinates S34.93724468, E138.58404675
Description

Location

Historic West Terrace Cemetery dates back to European settlement of South Australia and is one of the nation's oldest operating cemeteries, located on the western edge of the cities outskirts and a short walk from the CBD.

History

West Terrace Cemetery has been a feature of Adelaide since Colonel William Light identified its location in his 1837 plan for the city. Since then more than 150,000 souls have been laid to rest at the cemetery bringing together the many threads of our State's rich heritage in one place.

Among the endless rows of 19th century marble and slate headstones are the graves of many leading political, religious, social and business figures, as well as those of a wide range of people whose lives have enriched the history and development of the State.

Within its boundaries lies the AIF Cemetery and the related Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery (CWGC) section, with a prominent Cross of Sacrifice as its focus.  The CWGC cemetery contains 268 graves of service personnel who died in service, generally of wounds, in the nearby Keswick Barracks military hospital.  

The AIF Cemetery contains the graves of more than 4,000 ex-service personnel, including four Victoria Cross winners from WW I. 

Brigadier Arthur Blackburn VC, CMG,ED (/explore/people/930) (formerly of 'Blackforce', Java WW2 (/explore/units/369), 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion WW2 (/explore/units/367) and 10th Battalion AIF WW1 (/explore/units/1))

Corporal Reginald 'Roy' Inwood, VC (/explore/people/44803) 10th Battalion AIF 

Cororal Phil Davey, VC, MM (/explore/people/116325), 10th Battalion AIF

Corporal Jorgen Jensen, VC, (/explore/people/26239) 50th Battalion AIF (/explore/units/6)

The West Terrace Cemetery recently marked its 175th anniversary.  This occasion was celebrated with an extensive program of community events and activities.

Soon it will be the Centenary of the AIF section of the Cemetery coincident with the Centenary of ANZAC Commemorations.

Visitors can also discover the history of West Terrace Cemetery on one of the regular guided walking tours or by following the award winning self-guided Heritage Highlights interpretive trail.

 

Steve Larkins January 2013

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from cemetery

CONNELLY, William Campbell

Service number 2021
Private
Born 1877

BRUNELL, George Henry

Service number 4386
Private
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 21 Apr 1879

PEDLAR, Murdoch John

Service number 1558
Private
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Aug 1889

HOLYOAK, Walter Stephen

Service number 2631
Private
48th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

BUTLER, Charles Philip

Service number 23
Lieutenant Colonel
43rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 16 Jul 1880

STACY, Rob Hussey

Service number 191
Private
48th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1 Jun 1889

KEANE, Leslie Percy

Service number 2645
Private
32nd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 4 Jul 1896

BOULDEN, Arthur Edward

Service number 1905
Private
Australian Army Medical Corps WW1
AIF WW1
Born Jan 1883

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