Western Australia Garden Of Remembrance
- Country Australia
- Total identified casualties 7 Find these casualties
- Region Western Australia
- Identified casualties from First & Second World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: -31.97113, Longitude: 115.80572
Please note:
The Western Australian Garden of Remembrance (GRM) and Dutch Annex precinct is currently closed to the public. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) made the decision to close this site due to serious safety concerns discovered over the structural integrity of the walls that make up the existing structures.
The Office of Australian War Graves (OAWG) has commenced a phased program of works to redevelop and upgrade the site. The program of works will include the respectful removal of the plaques and ashes contained with the GRM and Dutch Annex, demolition of existing structures, the re-design of the GRM inclusive of community and broader stakeholder consultation, and the construction of the new GRM.
The Perth War Cemetery remains open.
Location information
The Western Australia Garden of Remembrance is situated adjacent to Perth War Cemetery in Smythe Road, Nedlands.
History information
Over 3,000 of the Commonwealth's First World War dead are buried in Australia, most of them Australians. Many lie singly or in small groups in public cemeteries throughout the States and Territories, but over the years it has proved impossible to maintain some of these sites to an acceptable standard. To ensure the proper commemoration of those who died as a result of service in the First World War, and indeed subsequent campaigns, Gardens of Remembrance have been laid out in each of the six States. The names of nearly 2,000 First World War casualties appear in these Gardens of Remembrance. The majority are still recorded by the CWGC under the name of the cemetery in which they are actually buried, but a few, the location of whose graves are not known, are commemorated only in the Gardens of Remembrance.