| 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 / 40.24169; 26.28818 |
| 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.
Notable graves
Amongst the graves is that of 23-year-old Trooper Harold Rush of the 10th Australian Light Horse regiment. Rush was in the third wave of troops to charge Turkish trenches at the battle of the Nek on 7 August 1915. Seeing that previous two waves had been slaughtered, just before his wave attacked he turned to a fellow soldier and said "Goodbye Cobber, God bless you". His parents had these last words recorded on his grave marker.
References
- Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- "Walker's Ridge Cemetery". Battlefields 1914–1918. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- "RUSH, Harold". The spirits of Gallipoli. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
