Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
WWI burial ground in Gallipoli, Turkey
| Canterbury | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
| Used for those deceased Aug – Dec 1915 | |
| Established | 1919 |
| Location | near Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Total burials | 27 |
Unknowns | 5 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allied Powers:
| |
| Burials by war | |
World War I: 27 | |
| Statistics source: Battlefields 14–18 | |
Canterbury Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located at ANZAC Cove in Turkey. It contains the remains of 27 soldiers from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. 26 were from the Canterbury Mounted Rifles and one from the Wellington Regiment. It is the only CWGC cemetery on the Gallipoli peninsula which has no epitaphs on any of the grave markers.
References
- Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- "Canterbury Cemetery". Battlefields 1914–1918. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
External links
- Canterbury Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery at Find a Grave
40°14′40″N 26°16′59″E / 40.24444°N 26.28306°E / 40.24444; 26.28306
