Hill 60 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
January 30, 2023
Hill 60 Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery dating from World War I at the Northern end of the former Anzac sector of the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey and the location of Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, one of four memorials on the peninsula which commemorate New Zealanders killed in the campaign but who have no known grave.
The battles at Gallipoli, some of whose participating soldiers are buried at this cemetery, was an eight-month campaign fought by Commonwealth and French forces against Turkish forces in an attempt to force Turkey out of the war, to relieve the deadlock of the Western Front (France/Belgium) and to open a supply route to Russia through the Dardanelles and the Black Sea.
The main landings were in April 1915, but failure to make any progress led to a further landing at Suvla Bay to the North of the existing Allied positions on 6 August. However indecision and confusion led delays allowing the Turkish defenders to reinforce their positions, resulting in a stalemate.
Hill 60 was a low Turkish occupied knoll 60 metres above sea level at the northern end of the Sari Bair range which nevertheless dominated the Allied positions near Suvla bay. It was the location of the Battle of Hill 60, the last major assault of the campaign, launched on 21 August 1915 to coincide with the attack on Scimitar Hill made from the Suvla front by General Stopford's British IX Corps. The battle lasted for 8 days, and although Australian troops reached the top of the hill the vital north facing slopes which overlooked Suvla remained in Turkish hands.
The cemetery, on the site of some of the trenches fought over during the battle, was used following the battle and extensively enlarged after the Armistice from remains found on the surrounding battlefield and from 42 graves moved in from Norfolk Trench Cemetery. 712 of the graves are unidentified, but special memorials commemorate 34 casualties thought to be amongst them.
The cemetery also contains one of four memorials commemorating New Zealand troops who do not have known graves, the Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, and contains the names of 183 New Zealand soldiers killed during the battle. The cemetery also contains the identified graves of 13 New Zealanders (one of whom was in the Australian Imperial Force), and a further 16 are thought to be buried in the cemetery.[1]
hill, commonwealth, graves, commission, cemetery, hill, cemetery, commonwealth, graves, commission, cemetery, dating, from, world, northern, former, anzac, sector, gallipoli, peninsula, turkey, location, hill, zealand, memorial, four, memorials, peninsula, whi. Hill 60 Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery dating from World War I at the Northern end of the former Anzac sector of the Gallipoli Peninsula Turkey and the location of Hill 60 New Zealand Memorial one of four memorials on the peninsula which commemorate New Zealanders killed in the campaign but who have no known grave Hill 60Commonwealth War Graves CommissionUsed for those deceased August December 1915Established1915Locationnear Gallipoli TurkeyTotal burials754Unknowns712Burials by nationAllied Powers Australian 25 British 18 New Zealand 12Burials by warWorld War I 754Statistics source Battlefields 1914 1918The battles at Gallipoli some of whose participating soldiers are buried at this cemetery was an eight month campaign fought by Commonwealth and French forces against Turkish forces in an attempt to force Turkey out of the war to relieve the deadlock of the Western Front France Belgium and to open a supply route to Russia through the Dardanelles and the Black Sea The main landings were in April 1915 but failure to make any progress led to a further landing at Suvla Bay to the North of the existing Allied positions on 6 August However indecision and confusion led delays allowing the Turkish defenders to reinforce their positions resulting in a stalemate Hill 60 was a low Turkish occupied knoll 60 metres above sea level at the northern end of the Sari Bair range which nevertheless dominated the Allied positions near Suvla bay It was the location of the Battle of Hill 60 the last major assault of the campaign launched on 21 August 1915 to coincide with the attack on Scimitar Hill made from the Suvla front by General Stopford s British IX Corps The battle lasted for 8 days and although Australian troops reached the top of the hill the vital north facing slopes which overlooked Suvla remained in Turkish hands The cemetery on the site of some of the trenches fought over during the battle was used following the battle and extensively enlarged after the Armistice from remains found on the surrounding battlefield and from 42 graves moved in from Norfolk Trench Cemetery 712 of the graves are unidentified but special memorials commemorate 34 casualties thought to be amongst them The cemetery also contains one of four memorials commemorating New Zealand troops who do not have known graves the Hill 60 New Zealand Memorial and contains the names of 183 New Zealand soldiers killed during the battle The cemetery also contains the identified graves of 13 New Zealanders one of whom was in the Australian Imperial Force and a further 16 are thought to be buried in the cemetery 1 References EditCemetery details Commonwealth War Graves Commission Hill 60 Cemetery Battlefields 1914 1918 Retrieved 2008 08 02 Notes Edit Hill 60 Cemetery Anzac govt nz Coordinates 40 16 21 N 26 17 35 E 40 2726 N 26 2931 E 40 2726 26 2931 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hill 60 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery amp oldid 1118629588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
