St John the Baptist's Anglican Church Cemetery, Reid, Australian Capital Territory
Location: 45 Constitution Drive, Reid, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Surnames/tags: Cemetery Australian_Capital_Territory
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General Information
Cemetery Name: St John the Baptist's Anglican Church Cemetery
Address: 45 Constitution Drive, Reid, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
GPS Coordinates: -35.28779844842453, 149.14081282460114 OpenStreetMap Google Maps
History
Cemetery was established 1844 in association with the building of the Saint John the Baptist Anglican Church (church and graveyard consecrated 1845). The graveyard is the original Canberra cemetery and many district pioneers are interred here.
From 1936 the graveyard was closed to all but those with existing rights and several exceptions, such as the burial of the Governor General Viscount Dunrossil in 1961 and deaths of incumbent rectors and their spouses. A number of columbaria have been established since 1962 with over 540 interments (as of 2014).
Notable Interments
- William Shepherd Morrison GCMG MC PC (1893-1961) 1st Viscount Dunrossil, 14th Australian Goveror General
More Information
- Australian Cemetery Index
- Find a Grave
- Billion Graves
- St John's Anglican Church Canberra
- Canberra Tracks St John's Reid Churchyard
References
- This is part of the Australian Cemeteries Project.
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