Geelong Eastern Cemetery

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Established 1839 Country Australia Phone +61 3 5249 3939		Location East Geelong, Victoria Founded 1839
Website Geelong Eastern Cemetery Find a Grave Geelong Eastern Cemetery Footnotes Geelong Eastern Cemetery - Billion Graves Address 141 Ormond Rd, East Geelong VIC 3219, Australia Hours Closed today SaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday(Labour Day)8:30AM–4PMHours might differTuesday8:30AM–4PMWednesday8:30AM–4PMThursday8:30AM–4PMFriday8:30AM–4PM

Geelong Eastern Cemetery is a cemetery located in the city of Geelong, Victoria in Australia. The cemetery dates back to 1839.

141 Ormond Road, The Eastern Cemetery Gatehouse is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

Notable burials

Thomas Austin, member of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria

Percy Ellingsen, Australian rules footballer

James Harrison, engineer and politician

Howard Hitchcock, organised construction of the Great Ocean Road

Bervin Ellis Purnell, Mayor of Geelong

Bransby Cooper, Cricketer - Played in the first ever Test Match

The cemetery contains the war graves of 45 Commonwealth service personnel. There are 9 from World War I and 36 from World War II.

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