The Gallipoli Campaign was fought between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916 on the Gallipoli peninsula in present-day Turkey. The Gallipoli campaign is the most well-known campaign fought away from the Western Front during the First World War. I have written a series of articles explaining why the campaign was fought, the key battles, landmarks, and cemeteries.
The Gallipoli Campaign
V Beach, where the SS River Clyde was grounded on 25 April 1915. The fighting on this beach was severe and many of those who lost their lives that day are buried in the V Beach Cemetery which is shown in the photograph. The solitary house near the beach is a restaurant which I would recommend if you ever visit.
Visiting Gallipoli
Alçıtepe (Krithia)
Background to the Gallipoli Campaign
Why attack Gallipoli?
The Naval Campaign
The Landing Beaches
ANZAC Cove
S Beach
V Beach
W Beach
X Beach
Y Beach
Gallipoli Battles
The First Battle of Krithia
The Second Battle of Krithia
The Third Battle of Krithia
Gallipoli Landmarks
Gully Ravine
North Beach
Suvla Bay
Gallipoli Cemeteries and Memorials
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery
Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial
Courtney’s and Steel’s Post Cemetery
Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial
Hill 60 Cemetery
Lala Baba Cemetery
New Zealand No.2 Outpost Cemetery
Plugge’s Plateau Cemetery, ANZAC
Seddel-Bahr Military Grave (Charles Doughty-Wylie)
The Farm Cemetery, ANZAC
Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial
Walker’s Ridge Cemetery, ANZAC
While the two cemeteries below are in Istanbul they are likely to be of interest:
Haidar Pasha Cemetery
Haidar Pasha Cremation Memorial (Indian Memorial)