Johnston’s Jolly Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
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.Photo: Dudva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: WWI CWGC cemetery in Gallipoli, Turkey
- Also known as: “Johnston’s Jolly Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lone Pine Cemetery and Courtney’s and Steel’s Post Cemetery.
Lone Pine Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: GaryBlakeley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lone Pine Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery dating from World War I in the former Anzac sector of the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey and the location of the Lone Pine Memorial, one of five memorials on the peninsula which commemorate servicemen of the former British Empire killed in the campaign but who have no known grave. Lone Pine Cemetery is situated 250 metres south of Johnston’s Jolly Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Courtney’s and Steel’s Post Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Dudva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near ANZAC Cove on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. It contains the graves of some of the former British Empire troops who died during the Gallipoli Campaign. Courtney’s and Steel’s Post Cemetery is situated 340 metres north of Johnston’s Jolly Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Lone Pine Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lone Pine Memorial is situated 260 metres south of Johnston’s Jolly Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kocadere and Bigalı.
Kocadere
Village
Kocadere is a village in the Eceabat District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 62. Kocadere is situated 3½ km east of Johnston’s Jolly 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 6 km east of Johnston’s Jolly 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 Johnston’s Jolly Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Johnston’s Jolly Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Eceabat, Çanakkale Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
40.23263° or 40° 13′ 58″ northLongitude
26.28755° or 26° 17′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8GG867MQ+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 255338234OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q4222810
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In Other Languages
From Hungarian to Turkish—“Johnston’s Jolly Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Hungarian: “Johnston’s Jolly temető”
- Russian: “Кладбище «Вечеринка Джонсона»”
- Turkish: “Johnston’s Jolly Mezarlığı”
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