Burwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Burwood, Victoria in Australia. It dates back to 1858, and was originally known as Nunawading General Cemetery.[1] It is known as a resting place of notable figures from Melbourne. The site is operated by Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust,[2] who also manage eighteen other cemeteries and memorial parks around Victoria, including Preston Cemetery, Fawkner Memorial Park, Altona Memorial Park and Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery.

Burwood Cemetery
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Established1857
Location
CountryAustralia
Coordinates37°51′07″S 145°06′00″E / 37.85202°S 145.10004°E / -37.85202; 145.10004
WebsiteBurwood Cemetery
Find a GraveBurwood Cemetery
FootnotesBurwood Cemetery – Billion Graves

Notable interments

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War graves

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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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Family Notices - Blanksby, Nunawading General Cemetery". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 10, 026. Victoria, Australia. 5 August 1878. p. 8. Retrieved 6 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust". Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011.
  3. ^ Burwood General Cemetery CWGC Cemetery Report.
  • Port Phillip Pioneers Group (1998), Burwood cemetery, Victoria : headstones 1858–1998, Macbeth Genealogical Books, ISBN 978-0-947158-69-9
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