Gore Hill Memorial Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 19 May 1868 |
Closed | 1974 |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 33°49′23″S 151°11′18″E / 33.8230°S 151.1884°E |
Owned by | Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW |
Size | 5.07 hectares (12.5 acres) |
Website | nmclm |
Find a Grave | Gore Hill Memorial Cemetery |
The Gore Hill Memorial Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery located on the Pacific Highway in St Leonards, Sydney, Australia. It was established on 19 May 1868 by the New South Wales politician, William Tunks, and is one of the oldest and most significant remaining cemeteries in metropolitan Sydney. The first interment was in 1877, and until its closure for burials in 1974, 14,456 burials took place. Most burials took place between 1900 and 1930. It is also known as the Gore Hill Cemetery. The cemetery is situated on Crown land and is managed by a not for profit community organisation, Northern Cemeteries, through a Board of Trustees. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 25 May 2001.
There are 17 war graves of Commonwealth service personnel of World War I, registered and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[1]