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Helles Memorial, Turkey
Helles Memorial, Turkey
Helles Memorial, Turkey where there are 20,886 identified casualties honoured. The Helles Memorial serves the dual function of Commonwealth battle memorial for the whole Gallipoli campaign and place of commemoration for many of those Commonwealth servicemen who died there and have no known grave. 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. Over 20,000 names are commemorated on this memorial. There are four other Memorials to the Missing at Gallipoli. The Lone Pine, Hill 60, and Chunuk Bair Memorials commemorate Australian and New Zealanders at Anzac. The Twelve Tree Copse Memorial commemorates the New Zealanders at Helles. Naval casualties of the United Kingdom lost or buried at sea are recorded on their respective Memorials at Portsmouth, Plymouth and Chatham, in the United Kingdom.
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Born 1894
Died 1915
Royal Navy Sussex 5/258 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Nelson Battalion
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Died 1915
British Army 8689 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/4th Battalion
British Army 8689 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st/4th Battalion
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Born 1892
Died 1915
British Army 11773 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion
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Died 1915
British Army Major Royal Warwickshire Regiment
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Born 1891
Died 1915
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots 7th Battalion
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Born 1870
Died 1915
British Army Captain Seaforth Highlanders
British Army Captain Seaforth Highlanders attached Essex Regiment
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Died 1915
British Army 6344 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st/4th Battalion
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Died 1915
British Army 4648 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.
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British Army 11125 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.
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Died 1915
British Army 8580 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.
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Died 1915
British Army 4553 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 3rd Battalion
British Army 4553 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 9th Battalion
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Died 1915
British Army 3815 Private Acting Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment
British Army 3815 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment
British Army 3815 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion
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Died 1915
British Army 12033 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 7th Service Battalion
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Born 1893
Died 1915
British Army 1271 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1/4 Battalion
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Born 1895
Died 1915
Royal Navy Z/2264 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division Collingwood Battalion
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Born 1867
Died 1915
British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry
British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry 6th Battalion
British Army 2nd Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 2nd Volunteer Battalion
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Born 1888
Died 1915
British Army 179 Driver Royal Field Artillery 1st/4th Lowland Brigade
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Born 1876
Died 1915
British Army 4069 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion
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Born 1879
Died 1915
British Army 17201 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion
British Army 17841 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
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