Mornington Cemetery

Mornington Cemetery
Details
Established 1855
Location Mount Martha, Victoria
Country Australia
Coordinates 38°15′22″S 145°01′59″E / 38.256°S 145.033°E / -38.256; 145.033
Owned by Mornington Peninsula Cemetery Trust
Website Mornington Cemetery
Find a Grave Mornington Cemetery

Mornington Cemetery is a cemetery serving the Mornington Peninsula area of Melbourne. It is located at 40 Craigie Rd, Mount Martha.[1]

The cemetery was first Surveyed in 1855, and was originally called the Mt. Martha Cemetery, then the Moorooduc Cemetery. It contains a number of pioneer graves for the district.[2]

Notable Interments

War graves

The cemetery contains the war graves of 3 Commonwealth service personnel from World War I.[3]

References

  1. "Community Services - Cemeteries". Mornington Peninsula Shire.
  2. Wilson, Valerie. "A Guide to Pioneer Graves". Mornington & District Historical Society.
  3. Mornington Public Cemetery CWGC Cemetery report.
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