Brighton Cemetery

Brighton General Cemetery

Brighton General Cemetery
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Established 1854
Location Caulfield South, Victoria
Country Australia
Coordinates 37°54′0″S 145°1′15″E / 37.90000°S 145.02083°ECoordinates: 37°54′0″S 145°1′15″E / 37.90000°S 145.02083°E
Website Brighton General Cemetery (Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust)
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Brighton General Cemetery is located in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield South, Victoria, but takes its name from Brighton, Victoria.

History

The Cemetery pre-dates the Caulfield Roads Board - the first official recognition of the suburb of Caulfield. Established in 1854 it became, together with St Kilda Cemetery, an alternative resting place for those who had lived south of the Yarra River. There are up 70,000 people interred, including famous Australian artists, politicians and military heroes.

The first representative of the Jewish community of the Board of Trustees was Phillip Blashki. He organised the building of the Tahara house, where the deceased were watched until buried. He instigated the idea of half-graves for children, as they were expensive and child mortality was high in the 19th century. Blashki also founded the Jewish burial society, Chevra Kadisha, still in existence today.

War graves

The cemetery contains the war graves of 125 Commonwealth service personnel, 105 from World War I and 20 from World War II.[1] Most are members of the Australian Armed Forces, but three served for New Zealand Army (1) and British Army (2).

Notable people

Some of the notable people buried there include:

Name
Born
Died
Notes
Bent, ThomasThomas Bent 1838 1909 22nd Premier of Victoria[2]
Bingle, WalterWalter Bingle 1861 1928 Senior and career (federal) public servant[3]
Browne, Thomas AlexanderThomas Alexander Browne 1826 1915 British-born police magistrate and justice of the peace; later as novelist (Rolf Boldrewood)
Buckley, Maurice Vincent Maurice Vincent Buckley 1891 1921 Soldier of the First Australian Imperial Force in Europe during World War I and recipient Victoria Cross (VC)[4]
Cambridge, AdaAda Cambridge 1844 1936 English-born fiction author, poet and autobiographer[5]
Chanter, JohnJohn Chanter 1845 1931 Politician (Australian MP, NSW MP and state cabinet minister)
Crowther, George HenryGeorge Henry Crowther 1854 1918 Founded Brighton Grammar School in 1882[6]
De Garis, JackJack De Garis 1884 1926 Market gardener, newspaper publisher, businessman and aviator[7]
Deane, HenryHenry Deane 1847 1924 English-born civil engineer and railway pioneer
Gordon, Adam LindsayAdam Lindsay Gordon 1833 1870 Azores-born poet, jockey, police officer and politician (South Australian parliamentarian)[8]
Heinze, BernardBernard Heinze 1894 1982 Music academic, conductor, Director of Sydney Conservatorium of Music[9]
Johnston , GeorgeGeorge Johnston 1868 1949 World War I General with First Australian Imperial Force[10]
Jones, PaulPaul Jones 1878 1972 Goldminer, teacher, federal and state politician (Australian MP and Victorian Legislative Councillior)[11]
Joynt, William DonovanWilliam Donovan Joynt 1889 1986 World War I Victoria Cross recipient (First Australian Imperial Force) and Australian Army officer during World War II;[12] later as publisher and author
Monash, JohnJohn Monash 1865 1931 Civil engineer and World War I General with First Australian Imperial Force[13]
Moore, CharlesCharles Moore ca.1858 1916 Londonderry-born businessman and founder of Australian retail stores
Newland, JamesJames Newland 1881 1949 Soldier with First Australian Imperial Force and officer with the Australian Army, recipient of VC[14]
Peeler, WalterWalter Peeler 1887 1968 Soldier in the First Australian Imperial Force (WWI) and Second Australian Imperial Force (WW II), recipient of VC[15] and later as custodian of the Shrine of Remembrance
Sutton (inventor), HenryHenry Sutton (inventor) 1855 1912 Inventor[16]
Syme, Eveline WinifredEveline Winifred Syme 18881961 English-born landscape painter, print maker
Taylor, SquizzySquizzy Taylor 18881927 Career criminal and gangster
Thurgood, AlbertAlbert Thurgood 1874 1927 Australian rules footballer; later as bookmaker, cricketer and golfer[17]
Trott, HarryHarry Trott 1866 1917 Postman and test cricketer
Vernon, HowardHoward Vernon 1848 1921 Operetta singer/actor[18]

References

  1. ↑ BRIGHTON GENERAL CEMETERY, VICTORIA CWGC Cemetery report. Breakdown obtained from casualty records.
  2. ↑ Thomas Bent
  3. ↑ Carr, Cecil, "Bingle, Walter David (1861–1928)", Australian Dictionary of Biography (Australian National University), archived from the original on 28 December 2014
  4. ↑ Maurice Buckley
  5. ↑ Ada Cambridge
  6. ↑ George Crowther
  7. ↑ Jack de Garis
  8. ↑ Adam Lindsay Gordon
  9. ↑ Bernard Heinze
  10. ↑ George Johnston
  11. ↑ Paul Jones
  12. ↑ William Donovan Joynt
  13. ↑ John Monash
  14. ↑ James Newland
  15. ↑ Walter Peeler
  16. ↑ Henry Sutton
  17. ↑ Albert Thurgood
  18. ↑ Howard Vernon

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