List of war cemeteries and memorials on the Gallipoli Peninsula

This is a list of all cemeteries and memorials erected following the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915 during World War I. There is one French cemetery, 31 Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries containing mainly dead from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India and Newfoundland, and over 50 memorials, grave sites and cemeteries dedicated to the Turkish casualties.

Helles

Cemeteries

V Beach and its cemetery

There is only one solitary marked Allied grave outside of a cemetery on the peninsula resulting from the campaign, that of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie. He was buried close to where he was killed during the capture of Seddülbahir on the morning of April 26, 1915.

There are several isolated Turkish graves, those of Soldier Halil Ibrahim, Lt-Colonel Hasan and 2nd Lieutenant Mustafa.[1]

Memorials

Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial

Anzac

Cemeteries

The Australian memorial and cemetery at Lone Pine

There are also isolated Turkish graves belonging to Lt-Colonel Hussein Manastir, Captain Mehmet and First Lt Nazif Çakmak.

Memorials

Ari Burnu Memorial

Suvla

Cemeteries

Azmak Cemetery near Suvla Bay

There is also a single isolated marked Turkish grave, belonging to a German nurse, Erica Ragip, the wife of a medical officer, who was killed by a howitzer shell.[2]

Memorials

European bank of the Dardanelles

Asian bank of the Dardanelles

These are included for completeness, although they are located just across the Dardanelles from the peninsula. They also commemorate aspects of the Gallipoli Campaign.

Resources

Gallipoli: A Battlefield Guide, Phil Taylor & Pam Cupper, 2000, ISBN 0-7318-0983-1

References

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Turkish War Cemeteries & Memorials in the Cape Helles area Gallipoli". Digger History. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  2. ↑ "Nurse Erica's Grave, Suvla area, Gallipoli Turkey". Digger History. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
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