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St Kilda Cemetery

Coordinates: 37°51′40″S 145°00′09″E / 37.861065°S 145.002362°E / -37.861065; 145.002362
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St Kilda Cemetery
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Established1851
Location
CountryAustralia
Coordinates37°51′40″S 145°00′09″E / 37.861065°S 145.002362°E / -37.861065; 145.002362
Size18 acres (7.3 ha)
No. of interments53,000
WebsiteSt Kilda Cemetery (Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust)
Find a GraveSt Kilda Cemetery

St Kilda Cemetery is located in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda East, Victoria.

History

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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, five Premiers of Victoria, and Albert Jacka VC, MC, barrister and Mayor of St Kilda (1930).

Notable interments

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Albert Jacka's grave and headstone. A brass relief depicting a side view of Albert Jacka's head encircled by a wreath is on the headstone. A brass slouch hat and sword are attached to the top of the grave.
The grave of Albert Jacka in St Kilda cemetery.

War graves

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The cemetery contains the war graves of 20 Commonwealth service personnel, including 4 from World War I and 16 from World War II.[1]

References

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  1. ^ St. Kilda General Cemetery, Victoria CWGC Cemetery report.
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