Helles Memorial
| Helles Memorial | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
 The Helles Memorial from afar. | |
| For First World War missing, presumed dead from the Gallipoli campaign who have no known grave. | |
| Unveiled | 1924 |
| Location | 40°2′45″N 26°10′45″E / 40.04583°N 26.17917°E near |
| Designed by | John James Burnet |
| Commemorated | 20885 |
| Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. | |
The Helles Memorial is a
Gallipoli peninsula overlooking the Dardanelles
. It includes an obelisk which is over 30 metres (98 ft) high.
The memorial is the main
First World War
.
The United Kingdom and Indian forces named on the memorial died in operations throughout the peninsula, with main landings at
buried at sea
in Gallipoli waters.
Other Commonwealth memorials to missing servicemen from the Gallipoli campaign include the
Hill 60 Memorial, Chunuk Bair Memorial, and Twelve Tree Copse Memorial. Naval casualties who were buried at sea are also commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial and Chatham Naval Memorial
in the UK.
French casualties are commemorated at the Morto Bay French Cemetery. The main Turkish memorial is the Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial.
Notable people commemorated
Among those commemorated at the Helles Memorial are five Victoria Cross recipients:[1]
- Major Cuthbert Bromley
- Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Milbanke, 10th Baronet
- Captain Gerald Robert O'Sullivan
- Sergeant Frank Edward Stubbs
- Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Walderne St Clair Tisdall
Also four
rugby union
internationals:
- Captain William Campbell Church (Scotland)[2]
- Captain Arthur James Dingle (England)[3]
- Sergeant William Nanson (England)[4]
- Captain Eric Templeton Young (Scotland)[5]
And two first-class cricketers:
- Lieutenant James Sutcliffe[6]
- Acting Lieutenant Colonel Cecil Palmer[7]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Helles Memorial.
- ^ Burial locations of Victoria Cross Holders in Turkey
- ^ CWGC Casualty Record, William Campbell Church
- ^ CWGC Casualty Record, Arthur James Dingle
- ^ CWGC Casualty Record, William Nanson
- ^ CWGC Casualty Record, Eric Templeton Young
- ^ CWGC Casualty Record, James Sutcliffe
- ^ "Lieutenant Colonel Cecil Howard Palmer". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- Helles Memorial, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Gallipoli Helles Memorial Tour