Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria

Cemetery Details

Location Swinglers Road, Invermay Park, Ballarat North - Victoria, Australia
Co‑ordinates S37.53306, E143.86316
Description

The Ballarat New Cemetery was opened in June, 1867, to cater for the future needs of Ballarat.  Like the old cemetery, it is steeped in gold-rush history: rotundas, statues and fountains are positioned among the many monuments to remind us of days gone by. Lawn graves were introduced in 1959, and are now the major form of burial.

With its manicured green lawns, stately shady trees and peaceful open parkland, here is a memorial landscape esteemed for its tranquillity.  The cemetery covers 55ha, of which 25ha is set aside for further development. More than 78,000 burials are recorded in the grounds and the cemetery continues to serve the needs of Ballarat and the surrounding region.

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RASMUSSEN, Herbert Ludwig

Service number VX9772
Sergeant
Born 1 Apr 1896

BARRETT, Ruel Thomas

Service number SX11472
Private
7th Division Supply Column AASC
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 18 Aug 1913

VALLANCE, Thomas Leslie

Service number VX31042
Private
Born 28 Sep 1901

CARPENTER, Stanley Richard

Service number 503
Private
1st Machine Gun Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 5 Jun 1895

CLOUGH, Horace Webster

Service number 611
Lieutenant
24th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Aug 1892

SHILSTON, Peter John

Service number 25415
Captain
Born 7 Dec 1933

SKURRIE, Archibald Sutherland

Service number 2149
Private
7th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1895

BENNETT, Alfred Wilton

Service number OFFICER
Lieutenant Colonel
29th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 25 Mar 1866

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