7TH FIELD AMBULANCE CEMETERY
Gallipoli
Turkey
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 40.26126, Longitude: 26.28071
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Location Information
The Anzac and Suvla cemeteries are first signposted from the left hand junction of the Eceabat - Bigali Road. From this junction you travel into the main Anzac area. On leaving the Anzac area and heading towards Suvla, after 13.6 km's you will encounter a track on the right which leads to the 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery. The cemetery is on low ground, close under the shelter of a hill between Chailak Dere and Aghyl Dere. It is about 190 metres east of the Anzac-Suvla road.
Visiting Information
The Cemetery is permanently open and may be visited at any time.
Historical Information
The eight month campaign in Gallipoli was fought by Commonwealth and French forces in an attempt to force Turkey out of the war, to relieve the deadlock of the Western Front in France and Belgium, and to open a supply route to Russia through the Dardanelles and the Black Sea.
The Allies landed on the peninsula on 25-26 April 1915; the 29th Division at Cape Helles in the south and the Australian and New Zealand Corps north of Gaba Tepe on the west coast, an area soon known as Anzac. On 6 August, further landings were made at Suvla, just north of Anzac, and the climax of the campaign came in early August when simultaneous assaults were launched on all three fronts.
The cemetery was named from the 7th Australian Field Ambulance, which landed on Gallipoli in September 1915, but over 350 of the graves were brought in from earlier cemeteries after the Armistice (the majority of the casualties are therefore not Australian, but mainly 54th (East Anglian) Division). These smaller burial grounds were known as Bedford Ridge, West Ham Gully, Waldron's Point, Essex, Aghyl Dere, Eastern Mounted Brigade, Suffolk, Hampshire Lane Nos. 1 and 2, Australia Valley, 116th Essex, 1/8th Hants, Norfolk, Junction, and 1/4th Northants.
There are now 640 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 276 of the burials are unidentified but special memorials commemorate 207 casualties known or believed to be buried among them.
Identified Casualties:
United Kingdom 208
Australia 66
New Zealand 19
Indian 2
Cemetery Pictures © Geerhard Joos
The Anzac and Suvla cemeteries are first signposted from the left hand junction of the Eceabat - Bigali Road. From this junction you travel into the main Anzac area. On leaving the Anzac area and heading towards Suvla, after 13.6 km's you will encounter a track on the right which leads to the 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery. The cemetery is on low ground, close under the shelter of a hill between Chailak Dere and Aghyl Dere. It is about 190 metres east of the Anzac-Suvla road.
Visiting Information
The Cemetery is permanently open and may be visited at any time.
Historical Information
The eight month campaign in Gallipoli was fought by Commonwealth and French forces in an attempt to force Turkey out of the war, to relieve the deadlock of the Western Front in France and Belgium, and to open a supply route to Russia through the Dardanelles and the Black Sea.
The Allies landed on the peninsula on 25-26 April 1915; the 29th Division at Cape Helles in the south and the Australian and New Zealand Corps north of Gaba Tepe on the west coast, an area soon known as Anzac. On 6 August, further landings were made at Suvla, just north of Anzac, and the climax of the campaign came in early August when simultaneous assaults were launched on all three fronts.
The cemetery was named from the 7th Australian Field Ambulance, which landed on Gallipoli in September 1915, but over 350 of the graves were brought in from earlier cemeteries after the Armistice (the majority of the casualties are therefore not Australian, but mainly 54th (East Anglian) Division). These smaller burial grounds were known as Bedford Ridge, West Ham Gully, Waldron's Point, Essex, Aghyl Dere, Eastern Mounted Brigade, Suffolk, Hampshire Lane Nos. 1 and 2, Australia Valley, 116th Essex, 1/8th Hants, Norfolk, Junction, and 1/4th Northants.
There are now 640 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 276 of the burials are unidentified but special memorials commemorate 207 casualties known or believed to be buried among them.
Identified Casualties:
United Kingdom 208
Australia 66
New Zealand 19
Indian 2
Cemetery Pictures © Geerhard Joos
23rd April 1923; Gallipoli, Turkey. 23 April 1923. An aerial photograph taken at 500 feet of the 7th Field Ambulance, AIF, Cemetery. There appear to be some animals roaming on the old battlefield.
Roll of Honour
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160 Private
Percival John Aldous
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
19th August 1915, aged 27.
Plot II. C. 15.
Son of Charles and Sarah Aldous. Of Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia.
160 Private (Pte) Percival John Aldous, 14th Battalion from Northcote, Victoria. A 27 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 21 September 1914, he embarked for overseas with D Company from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ulysses. Pte Aldous served at Gallipoli where he was killed in action on 19 August 1915.
Percival John Aldous
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
19th August 1915, aged 27.
Plot II. C. 15.
Son of Charles and Sarah Aldous. Of Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia.
160 Private (Pte) Percival John Aldous, 14th Battalion from Northcote, Victoria. A 27 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 21 September 1914, he embarked for overseas with D Company from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ulysses. Pte Aldous served at Gallipoli where he was killed in action on 19 August 1915.
7/152 Serjeant
William Percival Abraham
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N. Z. E. F.
Between 6th August 1915 and 7th August 1915, aged 22.
Plot II. B. 7.
Son of Edward and Mary Abraham, of Kaikoura, New Zealand.
William Percival Abraham
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N. Z. E. F.
Between 6th August 1915 and 7th August 1915, aged 22.
Plot II. B. 7.
Son of Edward and Mary Abraham, of Kaikoura, New Zealand.
Second Lieutenant
William Cameron
9th Regiment, 3rd Australian Horse
4th September 1915.
Special Memorial B. 33.
Son of William and Catherine Cameron, of "Lochaber," 36, Ems Rd., East Malvern, Victoria, Australia. Native of Rushworth, Victoria.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
William Cameron
9th Regiment, 3rd Australian Horse
4th September 1915.
Special Memorial B. 33.
Son of William and Catherine Cameron, of "Lochaber," 36, Ems Rd., East Malvern, Victoria, Australia. Native of Rushworth, Victoria.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
7/1350 Trooper
Charles Percy Dorman
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N. Z. E. F.
18th December 1915, aged 23.
Plot II. A. 1.
Son of Arthur and Mary Helen Dorman, of Riverview, Fairlie, New Zealand.
Charles Percy Dorman
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N. Z. E. F.
18th December 1915, aged 23.
Plot II. A. 1.
Son of Arthur and Mary Helen Dorman, of Riverview, Fairlie, New Zealand.
7/340 Lance Serjeant
Arthur Robert Greenwood
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N. Z. E. F.
Between 6th August 1915 and 7th August 1915.
Plot II. B. 2.
Arthur Robert Greenwood
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N. Z. E. F.
Between 6th August 1915 and 7th August 1915.
Plot II. B. 2.
1600 Private
Joseph Andrew Hoare
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
20th August 1915, aged 28.
Special Memorial A. 22.
Son of Joseph and Mary Hoare, of Donald. Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died That We Might Live In Peace"
1600 (1556) Private (Pte) Joseph Andrew Hoare, blacksmith, of Donald, Victoria. He enlisted in the 14th Battalion on 10 November 1914 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Runic on 19 February 1915 for Gallipoli. Pte Hoare died of wounds received in action at Gallipoli on 20 August 1915. He was aged 29 years. This image is one from a poster produced at Donald, Victoria, commemorating the deaths of soldiers associated with Donald and surrounding district during the First World War.
Joseph Andrew Hoare
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
20th August 1915, aged 28.
Special Memorial A. 22.
Son of Joseph and Mary Hoare, of Donald. Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Died That We Might Live In Peace"
1600 (1556) Private (Pte) Joseph Andrew Hoare, blacksmith, of Donald, Victoria. He enlisted in the 14th Battalion on 10 November 1914 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Runic on 19 February 1915 for Gallipoli. Pte Hoare died of wounds received in action at Gallipoli on 20 August 1915. He was aged 29 years. This image is one from a poster produced at Donald, Victoria, commemorating the deaths of soldiers associated with Donald and surrounding district during the First World War.
1243 Private
Henry Phillip Rice
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
10th August 1915.
Special Memorial A. 112.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
1243 Private (Pte) Henry (Harry) Phillip Rice, 13th Battalion. A bushman prior to enlistment Pte Rice embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 22 December 1914. He was killed in action on 10 August 1915; he was 33 years old. His two brothers Sylvester Albert (below) and Edward Charles were also killed in the First World War; and all within a year of each other. Note this image was printed in reverse at the time it was produced.
Henry Phillip Rice
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
10th August 1915.
Special Memorial A. 112.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
1243 Private (Pte) Henry (Harry) Phillip Rice, 13th Battalion. A bushman prior to enlistment Pte Rice embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 22 December 1914. He was killed in action on 10 August 1915; he was 33 years old. His two brothers Sylvester Albert (below) and Edward Charles were also killed in the First World War; and all within a year of each other. Note this image was printed in reverse at the time it was produced.
1219 Private
Sylvestere Albert Rice
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
9th August 1915.
Special Memorial A. 55.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
1219 Private (Pte) Sylvester Albert Rice, 13th Battalion. A Labourer prior to enlistment Pte Rice embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 22 December 1914. He served on Gallipoli and was killed in action on 9 August 1915; he was 20 years old. His two brothers Henry Phillip (above) and Edward Charles were also killed in the First World War; and all within a year of each other.
Sylvestere Albert Rice
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
9th August 1915.
Special Memorial A. 55.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out."
1219 Private (Pte) Sylvester Albert Rice, 13th Battalion. A Labourer prior to enlistment Pte Rice embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 22 December 1914. He served on Gallipoli and was killed in action on 9 August 1915; he was 20 years old. His two brothers Henry Phillip (above) and Edward Charles were also killed in the First World War; and all within a year of each other.
August 1915; Lieutenant Alfred Bernard Dowling stands at the head of the grave of 1092 Private Henry Stout, 4th Field Ambulance, who was killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 21 August 1915. Henry Stout is now commemorated within this cemetery on Special Memorial, C. 17.
1915; Three unidentified soldiers outside dugouts of C Section 7th Australian Field Ambulance at Chailak Dere. The soldier (left) sitting on a box has a wounded hand and is holding a tin in his right hand and a biscuit in his left hand. In the right foreground is a wooden cross which is inscribed '1915 L/Cpl C H V MAYMAN No 634 C Co 27th Batt Died of Wounds Sept 24th'. Charles Horace Victor Mayman is memorialised on panel 111, Gallipoli 18, Embarkation Pier Cemetery.
September 1915; Crosses being erected to the memory of the men of the 28th Battalion. The grave site is situated in a gully adjoining that in which the dressing station of the 7th Australian Field Ambulance was situated. Identified in the foreground is the grave of 660 Private (Pte) Duncan McKenzie Mackay, 28th Battalion, a native of Glasgow, Scotland. Pte Mackay died of wounds on 26 September 1915, aged 40, and was buried in the 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery.
Left to right: Captain Hammond, 1/11th London Regiment; Major H. F. Byrne, D. A. D. O. S. , 13th Division; Major William Aberdein Malcolm, M. O. 1/11th London Regiment, in the Aghyl Dere, Anzac, August 1915. Major Malcolm died of dysentry in Malta, October 1915 and is buried at the Pieta Military Cemetery © IWM Q 57864
1915; The Aghyl Dere valley seen from Cheshire Ridge, with Australia Valley and Suvla Bay in the background. This steep valley led to Hills 971 and Q.
Aghyl Dere in which General Baldwin's British Brigade suffered heavily. Note the scattered skulls and bones. One of a series of photographs taken on the Gallipoli Peninsula under the direction of Captain C E W Bean of the Australian Historical Mission, during the months of February and March, 1919.
May 1951 - ©CWGC
May 1951 - ©CWGC
July 1956 - ©CWGC
