Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium

Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium
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Details
Established1918
Location
Nathan, Queensland
CountryAustralia
Coordinates27°33′15″S 153°03′58″E / 27.5541°S 153.0660°E / -27.5541; 153.0660
Owned byBrisbane City Council
Size80 hectares
WebsiteMt Gravatt Cemetery
Find a GraveMount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium

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]

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]

  • Mount Gravatt Cemetery, seen from Mains Road through a fence (2018).
    Mount Gravatt Cemetery, seen from Mains Road through a fence (2018).
  • Mount Gravatt Cemetery (2019).
    Mount Gravatt Cemetery (2019).

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.