North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia

Cemetery Details

Location Cemetery Avenue,
Co‑ordinates S34.890185, E138.606321
Description

North Road Cemetery is located in the leafy suburb of Nailsworth, approximately 5 km north of Adelaide city.   It is a resting place of Pioneers and many servicemen and women of WWI and WWII, which have strong links with South Australia's history.

It is 7.3 hectares (18 acres) in size and has almost 26,000 burials since its foundation in 1853.   The original size of the cemetery was 0.8 hectare (2 acres) and was established by South Australia’s first Anglican bishop - Dr Augustus Short (on land which he owned). The cemetery is still maintained by the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide. It is one of Adelaide's oldest and most historically significant cemeteries and is included in the state heritage.

Upon entering the cemetery (from Main North Road) an avenue of stately trees lead to the Chapel of the Resurrection, which was consecrated on 28 April 1905.  This beautiful Chapel features Napier Waller's magnificent mosiac above the altar.  Directly behind the Chapel of the Resurrection is the Augustus Short Memorial Garden.

The first grant of right of burial was to William Carter on 15 April 1853.

Other South Australians of historical note buried at North Road Cemetery include Daisy Bates; Sir Ross and Sir Keith Macpherson Smith; Captain Harry Butler; MHR and Speaker of the House the Honourable George Charles Hawker; Sir Charles Todd; Julia Warren Farr; Dr Helen Mary Mayo OBE; and Charles Rasp.

The Cemetery opened to all christian denominations in 1989 and changed its name from North Road Anglican Cemetery to North Road Cemetery.

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HOLDS, Laurie

Service number 417188
Warrant Officer
RAF Base (Cranfield)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 1 Sep 1920

BICE, Percy Gordon

Service number SX25894
Captain
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 6 Oct 1893

FRY, Robert Henry

Service number 2253
Sergeant
3rd Field Ambulance
AIF WW1
Born 6 Aug 1882

BERESFORD, William Russell de la Poer

Service number OFFICER
Captain
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 31 Oct 1893

MCCANN, William Francis James

Service number 405
Lieutenant Colonel
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 19 Apr 1892

PARTRIDGE, Harold Ewart

Service number 1760
Captain
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 22 Nov 1885

BRADBURY, Arthur Frith

Service number 7384
Private
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 23 May 1881

STEWART, Albert Henry

Service number S516
Lieutenant
4 Garrison Battalion (SA)
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 20 Apr 1896

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