Find A Grave - Australia

, Tulloch b. 1954 d. June 30, 1969
Australian Champion Racehorse. Foaled in New Zealand, he was bought by E.A. Haley and named after the Scottish town in which Haley's mother lived. As a three year old he won 14 of his 16 starts before he was struck down by a virus which kept him from racing for almost two years. He returned to racing as an autumn five year old and won 15 of his last 24 races. He major wins include the VRC St Leger Stakes, Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Chipping Norton Stakes, Brisbane Cup, Cox Plate, Mackinnon Stakes...[Read More] (Bio by: Whispers From The Grave)
Old Gowang Stud Farm, Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
Anderson, Charles Groves Wright [cenotaph] b. February 12, 1897 d. November 11, 1988
World War II Victoria Cross Recipient. During World War I he served with South African forces and was awarded the Military Cross. He served as a Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion, 8th Australian Division in World War II. Anderson was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Maur River in Malaya from January 18 to 22, 1942 and was a prisoner of war for three and a half years. He was Federal Member for Hume in the House of Representatives for three terms, 1949...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 61 Panel A
Anderson, Charles Groves Wright b. February 12, 1897 d. November 11, 1988
World War II Victoria Cross Recipient. During World War I he served with South African forces and was awarded the Military Cross. He served as a Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion, 8th Australian Division in World War II. Anderson was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Maur River in Malaya from January 18 to 22, 1942 and was a prisoner of war for three and a half years. He was Federal Member for Hume in the House of Representatives for three terms, 1949...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
Norwood Park Crematorium, Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Atwell, Winifred b. April 27, 1914 d. February 28, 1983
Jazz Musician. She trained locally as a classical pianist and worked in her father's pharmacy before deciding to move tp England in 1946 so she could train at London’s Royal Academy of Music. Finding work was difficult, so she began spending her nights playing jazz in local clubs. Her fame as a ragtime pianist grew and in 1951 she signed a recording contract with DECCA records. Her music exploded as she became the first black million -selling recording artist in Britain. She was in great demand...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Lismore Memorial Park Cemetery, South Gundurimba, New South Wales, Australia
Axford, Thomas Leslie b. June 18, 1894 d. October 11, 1983
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Carrieton, Southern Australia, he served as a Lance Corporal in the 16th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces. On July 4, 1918, at the Battle of Hamel France, Lance Corporal Axford's platoon was attacked after reaching the enemy defenses. Machine guns inflicted many casualties among his comrades plus other platoons, when he dashed forward to the flank the German machine gun crews. He jumped into the trench and charged with his bayonet. In all, he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Badcoe, Peter John [cenotaph] b. January 11, 1934 d. April 7, 1967
Vietnam War Victoria Cross Recipient. Badcoe was born at Malvern in Adelaide, and educated at Adelaide Technical High School. He enlisted in the Australian Military Forces on June 10, 1950 graduating from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea, Victoria, on December 13, 1952. He served with the Royal Australian Artillery until 1965 when he transferred to the infantry. On May 16, 1956, he married Denise Maureen MacMahon in the Methodist Church, Manly, Sydney. While serving in Malaya from September...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 5 Panel J
Barnes, Sidney George b. June 5, 1916 d. December 16, 1973
Australian cricketer. He represented Australia in first-class test matches during the 1940s. He reached his peak after World War II, forming with Arthur Morris a brilliant first-wicket partnership. During his career in first-class cricket he scoured over 8,000 runs and hit 26 hundreds.
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Niche 277JU
Barton, Edmund b. January 18, 1849 d. January 7, 1920
1st Australian Prime Minister. Born in Sydney, he was one of the main forces behind the Federation Movement. He led a delegation to England that led to Australia becoming a nation on January 1, 1901, and was active in framing the first Constitution. He served as Prime Minister from 1901 to 1903, then resigned to take a seat on the High Court, where he served for sixteen years. During his time as Prime Minister and Judge he did much to organize the new nation. (Bio by: Bigwoo)
South Head Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Batman, John b. January 21, 1801 d. May 5, 1839
Explorer. An early Australian businessman, farmer, and colonial leader, he was the founder of the city of Melbourne, Australia. He also explored the Port Phillip Bay, and created the Batman Treaty for Aboriginal people. (Bio by: K)
Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
Plot: Old Pioneers
Bell, Mark Sever [cenotaph] b. May 15, 1843 d. June 26, 1906
Ashanti Wars Victoria Cross Recipient. Bell was born in Australia but left the country in his infancy and does not appear to have had any further association with his birthplace. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers of the British Army in June 1862 and was posted to India. He was assistant field engineer in 1866 in the Bhutan War and in 1868 in the Hazara campaign on the North-West Frontier. After ten years in India he returned to England in 1872 and soon joined the British expedition...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 32 Panel R
Bisdee, John Hutton b. September 28, 1869 d. January 14, 1930
British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. Served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen. He was awarded his medal for service during the Second Boer War on September 1, 1900. (Bio by: K)
Saint James Churchyard, Jericho, Tasmania, Australia
Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth b. November 25, 1892 d. November 24, 1960
World War I British Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in South Australia, he was a lawyer in practice when he enlisted as a Private in the 10th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force to serve in Word War I. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in August 1916 and served throughout the Gallipoli Campaign and in France. On July 23, 1916, he commanded a party of fifty men in the face of fierce enemy opposition, at Pozières, France. He personally led four successive bombing parties, destroying the German...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Bochsa, Nicolas b. August 9, 1789 d. January 6, 1856
Harpist, Composer. One of the foremost 19th Century masters of the harp, he greatly expanded its technical and expressive range. He was also a talented composer, but his accomplishments have been overshadowed by his eccentric and scandal-tainted life. Robert Nicolas Charles Bochsa was born in Montmedy, France, the son of a musician. A child prodigy, he learned to play several instruments with the opera orchestra of Lyon and composed a symphony at age 12. His opera "Trajan" (1805)...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Camperdown Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Borella, Albert Chalmers b. August 7, 1881 d. February 7, 1968
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient.
Albury Lawn Cemetery, Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Boyd, Penleigh b. August 15, 1890 d. November 28, 1923
Painter. He was born in Wetsbury, England, but spent most of his life in Australia, where he developed into one of the country's leading painters of his time. His works include "The Old Bridge, Warrandyte", "The Breath of Spring", "Wattle Blossom", "Spring Fantasy", "Twixt Shadow and Shine", and "Salvage". He was killed in a car accident near Warragul, Victoria while driving to Sydney. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Brighton Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Braddon, Sir. Edward Nicholas Coventry b. June 11, 1829 d. February 2, 1904
Premier of Tasmania. After an education at University College London, he left for India and joined the Indian civil service. During the Indian mutiny he fought for the British forces. In 1878, he left the Indian civil service and retired to Tasmania. The next year he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He left parliment in 1888 and was appointed Agent-General for Tasmania, serving in London until 1893. He returned to Tasmania and was again elected to Parliment where he became the...[Read More] (Bio by: Rebecca Ewing Peterson)
Forth Pioneer Anglican Cemetery, Forth, Tasmania, Australia
Bradman, Sir. Donald George b. August 27, 1908 d. February 5, 2001
Cricket Player. He is regarded by most to be the finest batsman of all time. Born in Cootamundra, New South Wales, but raised in Bowral where the Bradman Museum and Bradman Oval are sited, he was noted as a youth for his obsessive practice, often hitting a ball repeatedly against a wall using only a cricket stump. After attracting sufficient attention to be drafted in grade cricket in Sydney at the age of 18, he was, within a year, representing New South Wales and within three he had made his...[Read More] (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Buckley (Sexton), Maurice Vincent b. April 13, 1891 d. January 27, 1921
World War I Victoria Cross recipient. Buckley was born in Hawthorn and educated at the Christian Brothers' school, Abbotsford. He was working at Warrnambool when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on December 18, 1914. He was posted to the 13th Light Horse Regiment and embarked for Egypt on June 25, 1915. He was sent back to Australia on August 31, 1915 for medical reasons where he deserted from hospital on March 20, 1916. He re-enlisted in Sydney on May 16, 1916 under the name of...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
Brighton Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Burke, Robert O'Hara b. 1821 d. July 1, 1861
Australian Explorer. A native of Ireland, he migrated to Australia in 1853 where he became a policeman. Although he had no exploration experience, he was chosen by the governemnt of Victoria to lead an expedition across Australia from south to north. Together with William John Wills they are credited as the first men to cross Australia. He made it to Cooper's Creek, the halfway mark, by November, but grew impatient of waiting for the rest of his group to catch up, so he along with three other...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Caldwell, Thomas b. February 10, 1894 d. June 6, 1969
World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. Born in Australia, he served as a Sergeant in the 12th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, British Army. On October 31, 1918, near Audenarde, Belgium, Sergeant Caldwell was in command of a Lewis gun section engaged in clearing a farmhouse, when they came under intense German fire. He rushed towards the farm, captured the enemy position single-handed and took 18 prisoners. Determined to eliminate the German obstacle from the line of advance, he led his...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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