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cemetery is reached along a steep footpath which runs from the
fire-break that starts south of Chunuk Bair Cemetery. |
The
Farm was a stone shepherd's but on the western slopes of Chunuk
Bair, known to the Turks as 'Aghyl' (sheepfold), which was passed
by the troops who held Chunuk Bair on 6-10 August. On 8 August,
it was occupied by the 10th Gurkhas, part of the 9th Royal Warwicks,
and the Maoris. The 6th East Lancashire Regiment, the 10th Hants
and the 6th Royal Irish Rifles reached it next day. The 5th Connaught
Rangers came up on 10 August, but the same morning, in consequence
of the Turkish attack which cleared Chunuk Bair, the line was withdrawn.
The cemetery was made after the Armistice.
There are now 652 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War
buried or commemorated in this cemetery. All of the 645 burials
are unidentified but special memorials commemorate seven soldiers
believed to be buried among them.
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number of the Plot is indicated by a Roman numeral following
the entry,the Row by a capital letter and the Grave by
a number. Thus I.D.2 indicates Plot 1 Row D Grave 2. Plot
II = Plot 2, Plot III = Plot 3 etc.In the Registers of
Cemeteries that are not divided into Plots the Row is
indicated by a capital letter following the entry and
the Grave by a number. Thus D.12 indicates Row D Grave
12.
Special
Memorials to officers and men known or believed to be
buried in the cemetery are indicated by the letters
"Sp.Mem" following the entry, by a capital
letter shewing the group and by a number shewing the
position in the group. thus "Sp.Mem. B.2"
indicates Special Memorial, Group B, Number 2.
In those cemeteries where there is only one group the
capital letter is omitted.
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