Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Canterbury Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located at ANZAC Cove in Turkey. It contains the remains of 27 soldiers from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: WWI burial ground in Gallipoli, Turkey
- Also known as: “Canterbury Cemetery” and “Canterbury Cemetery, ANZAC”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Walker’s Ridge Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and The Nek Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Walker’s Ridge Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Cemetery
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Walker's Ridge Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Suvla Bay in Turkey. It contains the remains of Allied soldiers killed during the Battle of Gallipoli. Walker’s Ridge Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is situated 550 metres southeast of Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
The Nek Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nek Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery near Suvla Bay on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. The cemetery was constructed following the Armistice in 1919 on the site of the Battle of the Nek, at which time the ground was still covered with the remains of Australian 8th and 10th Light Horse troopers killed in the battle four years previously. The Nek Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is situated 660 metres east of Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Plugge’s Plateau Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Cemetery
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Plugge's Plateau Cemetery is the smallest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. It contains some of soldiers killed during World War I during the battles at Gallipoli, was an eight-month campaign fought… Plugge’s Plateau Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is situated 800 metres south of Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kocadere and Big Hanafart.
Kocadere
Village
Kocadere is a village in the Eceabat District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 62. Kocadere is situated 4 km east of Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Big Hanafart
Village
Büyükanafarta is a village in the Eceabat District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 196. Big Hanafart is situated 6 km northeast of Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Bigalı
Village
Bigalı is a village in the Eceabat District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 115. Bigalı is situated 7 km east of Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Eceabat, Çanakkale Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
40.24446° or 40° 14′ 40″ northLongitude
26.28302° or 26° 16′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8GG867VM+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 254756093OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q4222834
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In Other Languages
From Russian to Turkish—“Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Кладбище кентерберийцев”
- Turkish: “Canterbury Mezarlığı (ANZAC)”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery”. Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 4.0.