Established 1851 Size 18 acres (7.3 ha) Founded 1851 | Country Australia No. of interments 53,000 Phone +61 3 9349 3014 | |
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Website St Kilda Cemetery (Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust) Address Dandenong Road, St Kilda East VIC 3183, Australia Hours Closed now Friday9AM–4PMSaturdayClosedSunday9AM–4PMMonday9AM–4PMTuesday9AM–4PMWednesday9AM–4PMThursday9AM–4PMSuggest an edit Similar Melbourne General Cemetery, Brighton General Cemetery, Boroonda General Cemetery, Cheltenh Memorial Park, Burwood Cemetery | ||
St kilda cemetery
History
St Kilda Cemetery covers a large block bordered by Dandenong Road, Hotham Street, Alma Road and Alexandra Street. It is bounded by a historic wall and contains many Victorian era graves. The cemetery is the resting place of Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia, and Albert Jacka VC, MC, barrister and Mayor of St Kilda (1930).
Notable interments
War graves
The cemetery contains the war graves of 20 Commonwealth service personnel, including 4 from World War I and 16 from World War II.
References
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