Shrapnel Valley Cemetery
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery is a cemetery from World War I and is the second largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery in the former Anzac sector of the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, after Lone Pine Cemetery.Photo: Jll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beach Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Plugge’s Plateau Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Beach Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beach Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery containing the remains of allied troops who died during the Battle of Gallipoli. It is located at Hell Spit, at the southern end of Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Beach Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is situated 230 metres southwest of Shrapnel Valley Cemetery.
Plugge’s Plateau Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 400 metres northeast of Shrapnel Valley Cemetery.
Johnston’s Jolly Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Dudva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Johnston's Jolly Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery containing the remains of some of the Allied troops who died during the Battle of Gallipoli. Johnston’s Jolly Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is situated 790 metres east of Shrapnel Valley 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 Shrapnel Valley 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 7 km northeast of Shrapnel Valley 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 Shrapnel Valley Cemetery.
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: War cemetery in Turkey
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Eceabat, Çanakkale Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
40.23424° or 40° 14′ 3″ northLongitude
26.27851° or 26° 16′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8GG867MH+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 255338220OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q7503425
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Shrapnel Valley Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Shrapnel山谷公墓”
- Hungarian: “Shrapnel Valley katonai temető”
- Turkish: “Şarapnel Vadisi Mezarlığı”
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Highlights include Sharphnel Valley and Arı Burnu.
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