Thomas Clarke Edwards had the largest funeral witnessed after an over-enthusiastic policeman hit him whilst he was at a protest that turned into the 1919 Fremantle Wharf riot . Henry Vincent was at the other end of the spectrum . He was a cruel gaoler of aboriginal prisoners on Rottnest Island . He was buried here in 1867 . George Bland Humble was a respected headmaster who was later driven from his job by a mayor . Humble stood against him at the next election but was defeated . He was a member of the Fremantle Cemetery board and is said to have spent weeks planning his own funeral
1919 Fremantle Wharf riot
1919 Fremantle Wharf riot
Fremantle Cemetery