Australian Epitaphs
This page has been developed to record various epitaphs throughout Australia, with research into the origins of the epitaphs.
I welcome photos of any epitaphs of interest that you find, email through the contact page, with any details you can add (cemetery, location).
Recent Entries
P Just A Memory Fond...Transcript: Just a memory fond and true
To show dear Mother we still think of you.Year of Death: 1919Cemetery: Houghton Cemetery
God Needed One More...Transcript: God needed one more Angel child,
Amidst his shining band,
And so He bent with loving smiles
And clasped dear Freddy's handYear of Death: 1891Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
When On Earth I Breathe...Transcript: When on earth I breathe no more
The prayer, oft mixed with tears before,
I'll sing upon a happier shore
Thy will be doneYear of Death: 1886Cemetery: Ballarat Cemetery
I Shall Go To HimTranscript: I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.Year of Death: 1892Cemetery: North East Road Cemetery
Amavimus, Amamus,...Transcript: Amavimus, Amamus, AmabimusYear of Birth: 1855Year of Death: 1899Cemetery: North East Road Cemetery
She Being Dead Yet...Transcript: She being dead yet speakethYear of Birth: 1822Year of Death: 1899Cemetery: Lyndoch Cemetery
P His Life Was Gentle,...Transcript: His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him, that nature might stand up and say to all the world, "This was a man!"Year of Birth: 1847Year of Death: 1931Cemetery: Norton Summit Cemetery
A Charitable RemembranceTranscript: A charitable remembrance in your prayers is likewise asked for the repose of the soul of Year of Death: 1854Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
P There Remaineth...Transcript: There remaineth therefore a rest for the people of GodYear of Death: 1888Cemetery: Norton Summit Cemetery
P The Earth Beneath...Transcript: The earth beneath holds
Treasures in decay,
Fred and Rose, the names
Our lips once used to say
Redeemed in Christ
In Holy Baptism restored
Dead ...Year of Death: 1982Cemetery: Birdwood Cemetery- Read more...