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Established
  
1854

Founded
  
1854

Country
  
Australia

Phone
  
+61 3 9578 5525

Brighton Cemetery

Location
  
Caulfield South, Victoria

Website
  
Brighton General Cemetery (Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust)

Find a Grave
  
Brighton General Cemetery

Address
  
Crn North Rd & Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield South VIC 3162, Australia

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–6PMSaturday9AM–6PMSunday9AM–6PMMonday8:30AM–5PMTuesday8:30AM–5PMWednesday8:30AM–5PMThursday8:30AM–5PMFriday8:30AM–5PM

Burials
  
Adam Lindsay Gordon, Maurice Buckley

Similar
  
Boroondara General Cemetery, Melbourne General Cemetery, Gardenvale railway station, Shrine of Remembrance, Old Melbourne Gaol

Brighton cemetery


Brighton General Cemetery is located in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield South, Victoria, but takes its name from Brighton, Victoria.

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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. 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:

References

Brighton Cemetery Wikipedia


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