Gungahlin Cemetery

Gungahlin Cemetery
Details
Established	1979
Location	Canberra
Country	Australia
Coordinates	35°12′54″S149°08′13″E / 35.215°S 149.137°E / -35.215; 149.137
Owned by	ACT Public Cemeteries Authority
No. of interments	10,000
Website	Gungahlin Cemetery
Find a Grave	Gungahlin Cemetery

The Gungahlin Cemetery is a major cemetery in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory.

The cemetery opened in 1979.

It includes a natural burial ground and an aboriginal lawn. ^{[1] [2]}

Notable burials

• Diane Barwick anthropologist, historian
• Vice Admiral Henry Burrell
• Maisie Carr botanist
• Charles and Lee-Lee Chan parents of actor/director Jackie Chan
• Sir Edwin William "Ted" Hicks CBE public servant
• Sir Edwin McCarthy CBE public servant
• Gunther E. Rothenberg military historian
• Vic Skermer CBE public servant
• Alan Woods AC public servant
• John Kerin AO former senior government minister.
• Aleksander Tupalski polish ice hockey and football player

References

1. Gungahlin Cemetery ACT Government Canberra Memorial Parks
2. New cemetery in pipeline for Canberra ABC news