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
To Be Loved Is Never To...Transcript: To Be Loved Is Never To Be ForgottenYear of Death: 1969Cemetery: Hindmarsh Cemetery
There The Wicked Cease...Transcript: There the wicked cease from troubling and there the weary be at rest.
Job III Chap 17 VerseYear of Death: 1878Cemetery: St Saviour Cemetery (Church)
At Rest Dear Son With...Transcript: At rest dear son with comrades brave
You, who for right, your life laid down,
The Angels know your grave today,
And weave for you, the warriors cro...Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
Each Step I TakeTranscript: Each step I take my Saviour holds my hand and gently leads me homeCemetery: Mt Crawford Cemetery
Snatch'd By Grim DeathTranscript: Snatch'd by grim death, alas too soon he fled,
At prime of life, to join the silent dead,
But when the trumpet, sounds that awful phrase
May angels...Year of Death: 1875Cemetery: St Johns Cemetery Kapunda
UP God Hath Taken Back...Transcript: God hath taken back our darling,
Placed our bud among His flowers
Taken back the child He lent us;
To a better home than ours.Year of Death: 1912Cemetery: Norton Summit Cemetery
And He Was NotTranscript: And he was not:
For God took him.Year of Death: 1906Cemetery: St George's Magill Cemetery
God Is LoveTranscript: God is loveYear of Death: 1920Cemetery: St George's Magill Cemetery
Dear Wife And ChildrenTranscript: Dear wife and children shed no tears,
I must lie here till Christ appears,
When here He comes I hope to have
A joyful rising from the graveYear of Death: 1884Cemetery: Lyndoch Cemetery
Twas Hard To Part With...Transcript: Twas hard to part with one we loved,
But God alone knew best.
He knew the suffering that he bore,
And called him home to rest.
Sleep on beloved, S...Year of Death: 1922Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery- Read more...