| Ipswich General Cemetery |
| Queensland, Australia |
Photo kindly supplied by Don Dennes, Project Officer, Office of Australian War Graves
| Ipswich is a town some 40 kilometres from
Brisbane. The General Cemetery stands on the corner of Cemetery Road and
Warwick Road, and is 2 kilometres south of Ipswich Post Office. Just inside
the entrance is a triangular plot delineated on two sides by shrubs and
roses, contaning service war graves. A Cross of Sacrifice has been erected
and the graves, marked by white marble headstones, lies in closely mown
grass. The graves of 64 soldiers and 24 airmen belonging to the Australian
forces can be found in this cemetery.
Ipswich General Cemetery contains 12 casualties of the First World War and 88 casualties of the Second World War. During WW2 a number of Australian units were stationed in the Brisbane- Ipswich area to reinforce the defences of this important seaport. Many of the casualties resulted for air training accidents at the No6 Aircraft Depot at Oakey and the Air Base at Amberley. No. of Identified Casualties: 100 |
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