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Redoubt Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

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The cemetery is named after the Redoubt Line, a chain of strongpoints built by the Ottoman forces across the southern end of the peninsula during the battles for Krithia. The cemetery was started by the 2nd Australian Infantry Brigade in May 1915 and continued to be used throughout the campaign until
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After the war many graves were moved into it from the surrounding area and it was consequently enlarged to its current 2,037 graves. The cemetery also contains an oak tree planted by the parents of Second Lieutenant Eric Duckworth in 1922; he had been killed on 7 August 1915 but his body was never
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found. This memorial is unique in the peninsula as the only private memorial located within a CWGC cemetery.
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containing the remains of allied troops who died during the
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Gallipoli
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Redoubt Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
105: 97: 55: 47: 21: 43:Used for those deceased May 1915–January 1916 8: 34: 18: 7: 139:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 126:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 28:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 14: 156:the evacuation in January 1916. 148:in Turkey. It is located near 1: 152:on the Gallipoli Peninsula. 217: 119: 110: 42: 33: 26: 120:Statistics source: 146:Battle of Gallipoli 73: /  98:Total burials 16:Cemetery in Turkey 132: 131: 106:Burials by nation 77:40.078°N 26.214°E 208: 135:Redoubt Cemetery 122:Cemetery details 92:Alcitepe, Turkey 88: 87: 85: 84: 83: 78: 74: 71: 70: 69: 66: 38: 19: 216: 215: 211: 210: 209: 207: 206: 205: 191: 190: 178: 166: 115: 93: 89: 81: 79: 75: 72: 67: 64: 62: 60: 59: 17: 12: 11: 5: 214: 212: 204: 203: 193: 192: 189: 188: 177: 176:External links 174: 173: 172: 170:Digger History 165: 162: 130: 129: 117: 116: 111: 108: 107: 103: 102: 99: 95: 94: 91: 82:40.078; 26.214 57: 53: 52: 49: 45: 44: 40: 39: 31: 30: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 213: 202: 199: 198: 196: 187: 183: 180: 179: 175: 171: 168: 167: 163: 161: 157: 153: 151: 147: 143: 140: 136: 127: 123: 118: 114: 113:Allied Powers 109: 104: 100: 96: 86: 58: 54: 50: 46: 41: 37: 32: 29: 25: 20: 186:Find a Grave 158: 154: 134: 133: 80: / 48:Established 164:References 90:near  68:26°12′50″E 65:40°04′41″N 195:Category 142:cemetery 56:Location 150:Krithia 22:Redoubt 137:is a 101:2,037 51:1915 184:at 197:: 124:. 128:.

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission

40°04′41″N 26°12′50″E / 40.078°N 26.214°E / 40.078; 26.214
Allied Powers
Cemetery details
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
cemetery
Battle of Gallipoli
Krithia
Digger History
Redoubt Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Find a Grave
Category
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Gallipoli

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