V Beach Cemetery is a
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near
Cape Helles,
Gallipoli
The Gallipoli peninsula (; tr, Gelibolu Yarımadası; grc, Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης, ) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles ...
,
Turkey.
The cemetery was brought into use shortly after the
landing at Cape Helles at the end of April 1915 and its use ceased in May 1915. An additional 13 graves were moved into it in 1919 following the Armistice. As well as the 20 known graves, there are memorials to a further 196 soldiers and sailors who are known to be buried in the cemetery. In its overall capacity, the gravesite contains the remains of 696 soldiers.
Notable graves
Among the graves is that of
Captain Garth Walford''Pilgrimage''
/ref> who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross (along with Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie) for organising and leading an attack through Seddülbahir and the fort adjacent to the cemetery.
References
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* {{cite web , url = http://battlefields1418.50megs.com/v_beach_cemetery.htm , work = Battlefields 14–18 , title = V Beach Cemetery , accessdate=2007-07-23
External links
V Beach Cemetery
at Find a Grave
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Gallipoli