Find A Grave - Australia

Carroll, John b. August 16, 1891 d. October 4, 1971
World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Private in the 33rd Battalion, New South Wales Australian Imperial Forces. During the Battle of Messines at St Ives, Belgium, June 7 to 12, 1917, Private Carroll rushed the enemy's trench and bayoneted four men. Discovering a German machine gun team, he attacked killing three of the men and captured the gun. He later managed to rescue two of his fellow soldiers after they were buried by a shell explosion. For gallantry in the face of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cartwright, George [cenotaph] b. December 9, 1894 d. February 2, 1978
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Cartwright was born in London and arrived in Australia on his own in 1912. He was working in Elsmore district, near Inverell, New South Wales when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on December 16, 1915. Allotted service number 726, he was an original member of the 33rd Battalion formed in February 1916 as part of the 3rd Division. He embarked with his unit from Sydney on board HMAT A74 Marathon on May 4, 1916 and after training in England his...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: War Graves section, Wall 8, Panel C
Chifley, Joseph Benedict b. September 22, 1885 d. June 13, 1951
Australian Prime Minister. Born in Bathurst, New South Wales this railway engineer became one of Australia's most respected Prime Ministers. The Labor Party Leader, was Treasurer during World War II where he helped develop the nation's income tax system and after the war, led the way in the transition from a war time to a peace time economy. He became Prime Minister, in 1945, four weeks before the war's end and focused his attention on building a strong post-war economy. His policies helped...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Bathurst Cemetery, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Choules, Claude S. b. March 3, 1901 d. May 5, 2011
Military Figure. He was the world's last surviving combat veteran of World War I. In 1916, the 15 year-old Choules joined the British Royal Navy and served on the battleship HMS Revenge, which saw action in the North Sea. He witnessed the surrender of the German Imperial Navy in 1918 and the scuttling of the fleet in Scapa Flow. After the war he served as a peacekeeper in the Black Sea and was posted as an instructor to Flinders Naval Depot, Melbourne, Australia. In 1926, he transferred to the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Cobby, Anita Lorraine b. November 2, 1959 d. February 2, 1986
Murder Victim. A 26 year old Sydney Nurse, Anita Cobby was murdered in what was one of Australia's most shocking crimes. Her five abductors were caught in one of Australia's biggest manhunts on record. They joked and laughed their way through the trial and due to their lack of remorse, and the fact that the crime was so horrific, they are in prison for life. (Bio by: Kerrie)
Pine Grove Lawn Cemetery, Minchinbury, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Memories, Garden 1, 104 B2
Coe, Kelvin b. September 18, 1946 d. July 9, 1992
Ballet Dancer. The first male dancer to rise through the ranks of the Australian Ballet from a junior dancer to principal. He joined the Australian Ballet as an apprentice in 1962 and was promoted to soloist in 1965 and a principal in 1969. In the early stages of his career he was cast by Nureyev in Raymonda and by Robert Helpmann in Sun Music. He won a silver medal with Marilyn Rowe at the 1973 Moscow International Ballet Competition, which established the famous Rowe-Coe partnership. Coe also...[Read More] (Bio by: Medora)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Collier, Philip b. April 21, 1873 d. October 18, 1948
Australia Statesman. The Premier of Western Australia, he served in this position longer than any other Australian Party Premier. He served as Premier from 1924 to 1930 and from 1933 to 1936. He was the founding secretary of the Northcote branch of the Political Labor Council. In October 1905, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and died in office forty-three years later. (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cowan, Edith b. August 2, 1861 d. June 9, 1932
Australian Politician, Social Reformer. She founded the Children's Protective Society and she was the first woman elected as a representative in an Australian parliament. She became actively involved in womens suffrage and welfare issues. Her efforts in 1916, resulted in the construction of the King Edward Hospital for Women in Perth. She was the co-founder of Women's Service Guild in 1909 and of the Western Australia's National Council of Women, where she served as president. She did not...[Read More] (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cracknell, Ruth b. July 6, 1925 d. May 14, 2002
One of Australia's most respected comic and stage actresses best known for her starring role in the Australian Broadcasting Corp.'s hit comedy "Mother and Son". (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Respiratory Illness
Parish Church of Saint James, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Church crypt
Currey, William Matthew [cenotaph] b. September 19, 1895 d. April 30, 1948
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born at Wallsend, New South Wales, he was educated at Dudley and Plattsburg Public schools, then moved to Leichhardt, Sydney, where he was employed as a wireworker. He served for eighteen months in the 31st Infantry Battalion of the part time Citizen Military Forces. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on October 9, 1916, and was posted as a light trench mortar battery reinforcement. He embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on the "HMAT A24...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 7, Panel D
Currey, William Matthew b. September 19, 1895 d. April 30, 1948
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born at Wallsend, New South Wales, he was educated at Dudley and Plattsburg Public schools, then moved to Leichhardt, Sydney, where he was employed as a wireworker. He served for eighteen months in the 31st Infantry Battalion of the part time Citizen Military Forces. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on October 9, 1916, and was posted as a light trench mortar battery reinforcement. He embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on the "HMAT A24...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
Woronora General Cemetery and Crematorium, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Currey was cremated and his ashes interred in the Columbarium, Panel C, position 15
Curtin, John Joseph b. January 8, 1885 d. July 5, 1945
Australian Prime Minister. He served as the Prime Minister of Australia from October 7, 1941, until his death in office on July 5, 1945. (Bio by: K)
Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cutler, Arthur Roden b. May 24, 1916 d. February 21, 2002
World War II Victoria Cross Recipient.
South Head Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Dalziel, Henry b. February 18, 1893 d. July 24, 1965
British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. Served a a Sergeant in the 15th Battalion of the Q&T AIF. He was awarded his medal for service at France on July 4, 1918. (Bio by: K)
Mount Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Davey, Philip b. October 10, 1896 d. December 21, 1953
World War I British Victoria Cross Recipient. During World War I, he served as a Corporal in the 10th Battalion Royal South Australian Imperial Force. On June 28, 1918, at Merris France, he and his unit were pinned down by a German machinegun that was causing heavy casualties. Corporal Davey moved forward under fierce point blank fire and attacked the gun with hand grenades, putting half the crew out of action. Having used all available grenades, he fetched another supply and attacked the gun...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Dawson, Anderson b. July 16, 1863 d. July 20, 1910
Australian politician, editor, union leader and leader of the first parliamentary socialist government anywhere in the world. More commonly known as Andrew, he was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Both parents died shortly after his birth and he was placed in an orphanage till he was 9 years old, when he moved to Gympie to live with his uncle. He began work as a miner in Charters Towers and went on to become president of the Miners Union there. He took up journalism and became...[Read More] (Bio by: RocketRod1960)
Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Plot: Portion 11, Section 56, Grave Number 1
Deakin, Alfred b. August 3, 1856 d. October 7, 1919
Australian Prime Minister. Deakin served as the Prime Minister of Australia from September 24, 1903, to April 27, 1904, July 5, 1905, to November 13, 1908, and June 2, 1909, to April 29, 1910. (Bio by: K)
Saint Kilda Cemetery, Saint Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Deakin, Elizabeth Martha Anne 'Pattie' b. January 1, 1863 d. December 30, 1934
Folk Figure. She was married to Australian Prime Minister Alfred Deakin from April 3, 1882, until his death on October 7, 1919. She was a member of the Lyceum Club, National Council of Women (Victoria), Commonwealth Liberal Party, Free Kindergarten Union, and the Bush Nursing Association. She died in Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia, on December 30, 1934. In 1934 she was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
Saint Kilda Cemetery, Saint Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Deniehy, Daniel Henry b. August 18, 1828 d. October 22, 1865
Son of a transported convict, he rose to be a noted politician, lawyer and writer. His epitaph reads: "The vehement voice of the south, is loud where journalist lies. But calm hath encompased his mouth, and sweet is the peace in his eyes." And: "This monument has been erected by a few friends as an admiring tribute to the graceful genius of one of Australia's most gifted and patriotic sons".
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: along the central walkway
Dickson, James Robert b. November 30, 1832 d. January 10, 1901
Politician. Pioneer Australian statesman. In 1873, he was a member of Queensland legislative assembly and in 1898, he became the thirteenth Premier of Queensland. He failed in his bid for re-election but under the new Premier, he served as Chief Secretary of the State. Once the Constitution of Australia passed on January 1,1901 he was appointed the first Minister of Defense. He became the first Australian Parliament member to die in office. (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
Nundah Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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