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Helles Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Ephesus 06 28 09 0419
The Helles Memorial from afar.
For First World War missing, presumed dead from the Gallipoli campaign and have no known grave.
Unveiled 1924
Location near Sedd el Bahr, Turkey
Designed by John James Burnet
Total commemorated 20885
Statistics source:

The Helles Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorial near Sedd el Bahr, Turkey. The memorial serves the dual function of being a Commonwealth battle memorial for the whole Gallipoli Campaign and place of commemoration for 20,885 Commonwealth servicemen who died there and have no known grave. The memorial takes the form of an obelisk and is over 30 metres high.

The United Kingdom and Indian forces named on the memorial died in operations throughout the peninsula, the Australians at Helles. There are also panels for those who died or were buried at sea in Gallipoli waters.

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