Walker’s Ridge Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: WWI CWGC cemetery in Gallipoli, Turkey
- Also known as: “Walker’s Ridge Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Nek Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and 57th Infantry Regiment Memorial.
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 190 metres northeast of Walker’s Ridge Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
57th Infantry Regiment Memorial
Cemetery
Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
The 57th Infantry Regiment Memorial is a Turkish war memorial commemorating the men of the Ottoman 57th Infantry Regiment who died during the Gallipoli campaign. 57th Infantry Regiment Memorial is situated 370 metres east of Walker’s Ridge Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Quinn’s Post Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quinn's Post Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery from World War I in the former Anzac sector of the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. The battles at Gallipoli, some of whose participating soldiers are buried at this cemetery, were… Quinn’s Post Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is situated 470 metres southeast of Walker’s Ridge 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 3½ km east of Walker’s Ridge 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 Walker’s Ridge 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 Walker’s Ridge Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Walker’s Ridge 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
40.24166° or 40° 14′ 30″ northLongitude
26.28833° or 26° 17′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8GG867RQ+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 676441589OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q7962182
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In Other Languages
From Hungarian to Turkish—“Walker’s Ridge Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Hungarian: “Walker’s Ridge katonai temető”
- Turkish: “Walker’s Ridge Mezarlığı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Nek and Happy Valley.
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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 “Walker’s Ridge Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery”. Photo: The National Archives UK, No restrictions.