Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium

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Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium
Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium
Details
Established1918
Location
CountryAustralia
Coordinates 27°33′15″S153°03′58″E / 27.5541°S 153.0660°E / -27.5541; 153.0660
Owned by Brisbane City Council
Size80 hectares
Website Mt Gravatt Cemetery
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The Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery and crematorium located at 620 Mains Road, Nathan, Brisbane, Australia. It is operated by the City of Brisbane. [1]

Contents

History

The cemetery opened in 1918 and the crematorium in 1999. [1]

Burial and cremation options

Unlike many cemeteries in Brisbane, Mount Gravatt is still open with new burial sites available. The cemetery offers lawn and lawn beam memorials and traditional headstones. [2] Ashes can be placed in niches, or buried or scattered in gardens. [1]

Notable people

Notable people buried at Mount Gravatt include:

War graves

The cemetery contains war graves of six Commonwealth service personnel of World War II. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium". Brisbane City Council . Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. "Mount Gravatt Cemetery". Mapping Brisbane History. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. "CWGC – Cemetery Details Mount Gravatt General Cemetery" . Retrieved 24 July 2023. CWGC Cemetery Report.