COURTNEY'S AND STEEL'S POST CEMETERY
Gallipoli
Turkey
Location Information
The Anzac and Suvla cemeteries are first signposted from the left hand junction of the Eceabat- Bigali road. From this junction travel into the main Anzac area.
At 11.1 kms. from the junction Eceabat- Bigali, the cemetery will be found on the left hand side of the road.
Visiting Information
Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery is permanently open and may be visited at any time. Wheelchair access is possible via the main entrance.
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.
Courtney's Post, towards the northern end of the original Anzac line, was named from Lieut-Colonel R E Courtney, CB, VD, who brought the 14th Australian Infantry Battalion to it on 27 April 1915. Steel's Post was next to it on the south-west and was named from Major T H Steel, 14th Battalion. Both these positions were occupied on 25 April 1915 and held until the evacuation in December.
There are 225 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 160 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 58 casualties believed to be buried among them.
Identified Casualties:
Australia 60
United Kingdom 4
New Zealand 1
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 travel into the main Anzac area.
At 11.1 kms. from the junction Eceabat- Bigali, the cemetery will be found on the left hand side of the road.
Visiting Information
Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery is permanently open and may be visited at any time. Wheelchair access is possible via the main entrance.
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.
Courtney's Post, towards the northern end of the original Anzac line, was named from Lieut-Colonel R E Courtney, CB, VD, who brought the 14th Australian Infantry Battalion to it on 27 April 1915. Steel's Post was next to it on the south-west and was named from Major T H Steel, 14th Battalion. Both these positions were occupied on 25 April 1915 and held until the evacuation in December.
There are 225 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 160 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 58 casualties believed to be buried among them.
Identified Casualties:
Australia 60
United Kingdom 4
New Zealand 1
Cemetery pictures © Geerhard Joos
Roll of Honour
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862 Private
Francis Gordon Gorman
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
1st May 1915, aged 29.
Special Memorial 12.
INSCRIPTION. TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE.
Son of William and Mary Gorman, of 9th St., Mildura, Victoria, Australia. Native of Wentworth, New South Wales.
Studio portrait of 862 Private (Pte) Francis Gordon Gorman, 14th Battalion, of Warrugal, Vic. Pte Gorman, a storeman prior to enlisting on 12 September 1914, embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 22 December 1914. The 14th Battalion landed at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915. Pte Gorman was killed in action at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, on 1 May 1915. He was 29 years of age.
Francis Gordon Gorman
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
1st May 1915, aged 29.
Special Memorial 12.
INSCRIPTION. TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE.
Son of William and Mary Gorman, of 9th St., Mildura, Victoria, Australia. Native of Wentworth, New South Wales.
Studio portrait of 862 Private (Pte) Francis Gordon Gorman, 14th Battalion, of Warrugal, Vic. Pte Gorman, a storeman prior to enlisting on 12 September 1914, embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 22 December 1914. The 14th Battalion landed at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915. Pte Gorman was killed in action at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, on 1 May 1915. He was 29 years of age.
206 Private
Henry Honeychurch
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th April 1915, aged 21.
Special Memorial 14.
INSCRIPTION. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.
Son of W. F. and Isabel Honeychurch, of Ireland St., Bright, Victoria, Australia. Native of Wandiligong, Victoria.
Studio portrait of 206 Private (Pte) Henry Honeychurch, 14th Battalion AIF. Pte Honeychurch was killed in action at Gallipoli on 27 April 1915 aged 21. His brother 595B Pte Hector George Honeychurch, 5th Battalion AIF, a driver from Wandiligong near Bright in Victoria was killed in action near Harbonnières, France, on 23 August 1918, aged 22. He is buried in Heath Cemetery, Harbonnières. A third and youngest brother, 4117 Driver (Dvr) William Honeychurch, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column (3DAC) survived the war.
Henry Honeychurch
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th April 1915, aged 21.
Special Memorial 14.
INSCRIPTION. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.
Son of W. F. and Isabel Honeychurch, of Ireland St., Bright, Victoria, Australia. Native of Wandiligong, Victoria.
Studio portrait of 206 Private (Pte) Henry Honeychurch, 14th Battalion AIF. Pte Honeychurch was killed in action at Gallipoli on 27 April 1915 aged 21. His brother 595B Pte Hector George Honeychurch, 5th Battalion AIF, a driver from Wandiligong near Bright in Victoria was killed in action near Harbonnières, France, on 23 August 1918, aged 22. He is buried in Heath Cemetery, Harbonnières. A third and youngest brother, 4117 Driver (Dvr) William Honeychurch, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column (3DAC) survived the war.
219 Corporal
Alfred Charles Howat
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Killed in action on 27th April 1915, aged 24.
Special Memorial 27.
INSCRIPTION. ONE CROWDED HOUR OF GLORIOUS LIFE,IS WORTH AN AGE WITHOUT A NAME.
Son of James and Annie Isabella Howat, of 10, Perrin St., South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Alfred Charles Howat
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Killed in action on 27th April 1915, aged 24.
Special Memorial 27.
INSCRIPTION. ONE CROWDED HOUR OF GLORIOUS LIFE,IS WORTH AN AGE WITHOUT A NAME.
Son of James and Annie Isabella Howat, of 10, Perrin St., South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
362 Lance Corporal
Frederick McRae Neal
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
1st May 1915, aged 22.
Special Memorial 32.
INSCRIPTION. A DUTIFUL SON HE HEARD HIS COUNTRY'S CALL AND ANSWERED THE NEED.
Son of Joseph Henry and Flora Neal, of "The Gums," Tara, Queensland. Native of Romsey, Victoria, Australia.
Studio portrait of 362 Lance Corporal Frederick McRae Neal, 14th Battalion of Kyabram, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 22 December 1914. On 1 May 1915, he was killed in action during operations on Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, aged 22. He is buried in Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Frederick McRae Neal
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
1st May 1915, aged 22.
Special Memorial 32.
INSCRIPTION. A DUTIFUL SON HE HEARD HIS COUNTRY'S CALL AND ANSWERED THE NEED.
Son of Joseph Henry and Flora Neal, of "The Gums," Tara, Queensland. Native of Romsey, Victoria, Australia.
Studio portrait of 362 Lance Corporal Frederick McRae Neal, 14th Battalion of Kyabram, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 22 December 1914. On 1 May 1915, he was killed in action during operations on Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, aged 22. He is buried in Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Lieutenant
Harold Thomas Watkins (Standing)
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Killed in action on 25th April 1915, aged 20.
Special Memorial 43.
INSCRIPTION. THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT.
Son of Thomas Martin Wynne Watkins and Amelia Watkins, of 38, Waters Rd., Watersleigh, Sydney, New South Wales.
Harold Thomas Watkins (Standing)
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Killed in action on 25th April 1915, aged 20.
Special Memorial 43.
INSCRIPTION. THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT.
Son of Thomas Martin Wynne Watkins and Amelia Watkins, of 38, Waters Rd., Watersleigh, Sydney, New South Wales.
Informal portrait of three Australian soldiers of the 13th Battalion visiting a museum. Identified, left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) Hopkins, wounded at Gallipoli; Lt Frederick Gladstone Wilson, of Sale, Vic, killed in action at Gallipoli on 26 April 1915; Lt George Webster Binnie, of Brighton, Vic, killed in action at Gallipoli on 3 May 1915.
Shrapnel Valley covered in snow, taken from Maclagan's Ridge looking north east, showing the cemetery (centre left). The straight skyline in the left background was held by Turkish soldiers. The first broken skyline near the left centre is the back of Courtney's Post and the remainder of the skyline to the right is the back of Steele's Post. The hill on the right was the camping area of the Indian Mule Transport. 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.
An unidentified soldier laying grave border stones at an Australian cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula. A row of closely placed crosses indicate the site of a group grave in the foreground, the centre of which is marked by four rows of shell nose cones in the soil. The unidentified graves in the row, from left to right, are: Two unidentified; 1328 Private (Pte) George Herbert Allen, 14th Battalion, native of Lorne, Vic, killed in action on 1 May 1915, aged 30 years (third); fourth unidentified; 101 Corporal Walter Batley Seaman, 10th Battalion, enlisted Blackwood, SA, killed in action on 19 May 1915 (fifth); sixth unidentified; 1357 Pte Sydney Brooks Holt, 10th Battalion, enlisted in Oaklands, SA, killed in action on 29 May 1915 (seventh); eighth unidentified; 1184 Pte Benjamin Thomas Thorpe, 10th Battalion, native of Port Lincoln, SA, killed in action on 19 May 1915, aged 25 years (ninth); tenth unidentified; 1452 Pte William Altree, 10th Battalion, enlisted at Thebarton, SA, killed in action on 29 May 1915, aged 19 years (eleventh).
