Centennial Park War Cemetery.
South Australia
Adelaide (Centennial Park) Cemetery & South Australian Cremation Memorial, Adelaide
Although there are 215 service personnel buried in the Centennial Park Cemetery, only 198 of these are buried in the Centennial Park War Cemetery. The war cemetery was established by the Army in 1942 for the burial of those who died of wounds in military hospitals after return from operations, as well as those who died of sickness or accident. The war cemetery was taken over by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) in 1946. The majority of the burials are those of soldiers of the AIF.
Address:
Centennial Park War Cemetery
760 Goodwood Road
PASADENA SA 5042
Mallala War Cemetery
Located on the south-west corner of Mallala General Cemetery in Dublin Road, the war cemetery contains the graves of 12 airmen of the Royal Australian Air Force. The No 6 Service Flying Training School of the RAAF was located at Mallala during WW2.
Port Pirie War Cemetery
The No 2 Bombing and Air Gunnery School of the RAAF was based at Port Pirie during WW2. Most of the RAAF casualties buried here died in air training accidents.
Located within the Port Pirie General Cemetery in Morphett Road, the war cemetery contains 22 graves of soldiers and airmen of the Australian Forces. There are seven other war graves throughout the cemetery.
See
See further:
- Adelaide (Centennial Park) Cemetery & South Australian Cremation Memorial, CWGC details.
- Mallala War Cemetery, CWGC details.
- Port Pirie War Cemetery, CWGC details.