Walker's Ridge Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
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| Walker's Ridge | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
| Used for those deceased Aug–Dec 1915 | |
| Established | 1915 |
| Location | 40°14′30″N 26°17′17″E / 40.24169°N 26.28818°E |
| Total burials | 92 |
Unknowns | 12 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allied Powers:
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| Burials by war | |
World War I: 92 | |
| Statistics source: Battlefields 14–18 | |
Walker's Ridge Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Suvla Bay in Turkey. It contains the remains of Allied soldiers killed during the Battle of Gallipoli.
It was constructed on a spur which was named by the occupying troops after the headquarters of the New Zealand Infantry Brigade, under the command of Brigadier-General Harold Walker, which was located there. The cemetery was formed during the occupation in 1915 and is divided into two plots 20 metres apart and originally separated by a trench.
