Ararat General Cemetery
Ararat General Cemetery is a cemetery located in the rural city of Ararat, Victoria in Australia.
| Ararat General Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 37.2684°S 142.9457°E |
| Website | Ararat Cemetery Trust |
| Find a Grave | Ararat General Cemetery |
Notable interments
- Monga Khan, "Afghan" hawker [1]
- Sidney Jeffryes, wireless operator for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition[2]
- Bill Wallace, oldest prisoner died aged 107 [3]
War graves
The cemetery contains the Commonwealth war graves of 6 Australian services personnel, 3 from World War I and 3 from World War II.[4]
References
- Drew, Peter; Kurmelovs, Royce, eds. (2016), The Legend of Monga Khan: An Aussie Folk Hero, Peter Drew Arts, ISBN 978-0-9954388-0-4
- Cansdale, Dominic (17 October 2018). "Douglas Mawson's colleague with schizophrenia remembered in sad footnote to epic Antarctic expedition". ABC News. ABC. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- Guinness Book of Records - Oldest Prisoner
- Ararat General Cemetery CWGC Cemetery Report.
External links
- Ararat General Cemetery at Find a Grave
- Ararat Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Ararat Cemetery Trust Australian cemeteries
- Ararat - www.ozburials.com
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