List of war cemeteries and memorials on the Gallipoli Peninsula

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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, and 31 Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries containing the dead of Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India, Newfoundland and others.

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V Beach and its cemetery
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]

Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial
Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial
  • Allied
    • Cape Helles Memorial to the Missing - Britain and the British Commonwealth
    • France - French War Cemetery Memorial, Morto Bay - France
    • The New Zealand memorial in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery
    • The memorial to Eric Duckworth in Redoubt Cemetery is unique in the peninsula as a private memorial within a CWCG cemetery
  • Turkish
    • Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial
    • 18th March 1915 Memorial
    • Alcitepe Garrison War Memorial
    • First Martyrs Memorial
    • Gully Ravine Nuri Yamut Memorial
    • Gully Ravine Field Dressing Post Memorial & Cemetery
    • Gully Ravine Turkish Soldiers Memorial
    • Last Arrow Memorial
    • Marshal Fevzi Çakmak's War Memorial
    • Sergeant Yahya Memorial

The Australian memorial and cemetery at Lone Pine
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.

Ari Burnu Memorial
Ari Burnu Memorial
  • Allied
  • Turkish
    • Sergeant Mehmet’s Memorial
    • Chunuk Bair Soldiers’ Memorial
    • Chunuk Bair Atatürk Memorial
    • Scrubby Knoll Turkish War Memorial
  • Turkish War Memorial at The Nek
    • Kabatepe (Gaba Tepe) Info Centre & Memorials
    • 27th Regiments' Queensland Point Memorial
    • Ari Burnu Memorial
    • Damakçilik Bair Memorial
    • Lone Pine Memorial (Turkish)
    • Respect to Turkish Soldiers Memorial
    • Respect to Enemy Soldier’s Memorial
    • Chunuk Bair Unknown Soldiers' Memorial & Grave

Azmak Cemetery near Suvla Bay
Azmak Cemetery near Suvla Bay
  • Allied
  • Turkish
    • Kireçtepe Gendarmes Cemetery
    • Lt Colonel Halit & Ziya’s Graves
    • 1st Lt Halid & 2 Lt Ali Riza’s Graves
    • 1st Lt Hasan Tahsin & Regtl Mufti’s Graves
    • Pine Monastery Cemetery

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]

  • Turkish
    • Scimitar Hill Memorial
    • Suvla Point Memorial
    • Kireçtepe Memorial

  • Turkish
    • Kilitbahir Castle (Fort)
    • Akbas Cemetery and Memorial
    • National Park Main Information Centre Memorials
    • A Captain’s Grave
    • Çamburnu Martyr’s Memorial
    • An Artillery Captain’s Grave
    • Captain Tahir’s Memorial
    • "Stop Traveller" Memorial
    • Corporal Seyit’s Statue
    • Mecidiye Cemetery and Memorial
    • Havuzlar Cemetery and Memorial

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

  • Turkish
    • Hasan-Mevsuf Battery Cemetery
    • Kumkale Plain Intepe Battery Cemetery
    • Replica of the minelayer Nusret

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

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