Roman Catholic Section of the Mornington Cemetery

A Guide to the Pioneers’ Graves in the Mornington Cemetery

Selected Burials in the Roman Catholic Section

Mornington Cemetery

Croagh, Frances
Moorhead, Leslie
Pingiaro, Domenic
Somers, James

Mornington Cemetery is located in Craigie Road Mt. Martha on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

The names selected in the Roman Catholic section, represent some of the early folk, their stories from the past and their contributions to the development of the area

Frances Croagh

Frances Bland and William Croagh were both born in Ballarat, and on the 25th January 1893 they married in... more

Leslie Moorhead

Leslie was born in Ararat in 1906. Her father, William White, was a local Stock and Station Agent, and her mother was from Port Fairy... more

Domenic Pingiaro

In 1916, Domenic Pingiaro was engaged in mountain warfare on the Caporetto battlefield, near the Italian border, when the German Army took 2,500... more

James Somers

Dr Somers was born in Roscrea Ireland, was educated at Dublin and Cambridge Universities and graduated at... more