NEW ZEALAND NO. 2 OUTPOST CEMETERY
ANZAC
Gallipoli
Turkey
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.25316, Longitude: 26.28057
Image © Geerhard Joos
Location Information
The Anzac and Suvla cemeteries are first signposted from the left hand junction of the Eceabat - Bigali road. From this junction you should travel into the main Anzac area.
At 12.6kms, you will encounter a track on the right leading to New Zealand No. 2 Outpost Cemetery. This cemetery is on the east side of the Anzac-Suvla road.
Visiting Information
The Cemetery is permanently open and may be visited at any time. Wheelchair access is possible via 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. 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.
No.1 and 2 Outposts were made by Nelson Company of the Canterbury Infantry Battalion on 30 April, for the burial of some of those killed when the 7th and 12th Australian Infantry Battalions landed nearby on 25 April. No.2 Post was the scene of heavy fighting at the end of May and it was one of the starting points for the Battle of Sari Bair. It contained the best well in Anzac and the 16th Casualty Clearing Station and the New Zealand Dental Corps clinic were established close by.
New Zealand No.2 Outpost Cemetery was named from the burials carried out by the Nelson Company and is, in fact, one long grave made in September 1915.
There are 183 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 150 of the burials are unidentified and special memorials commemorate 31 casualties known or believed to be buried among them.
Total Burials: 183.
Identified Casualties: New Zealand 13, United Kingdom 12, Australia 8. Total 33.
Unidentified Casualties: 150.
Cemetery was designed by Sir John James Burnet
Images in gallery below © Geerhard Joos
562 Sergeant
Frederick Worreledge Ball
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
14th September 1915, aged 26.
Special Memorial 4.
Son of Frederick Augustus Ball and Jane Murphy, his wife. Of England.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Frederick Worreledge Ball
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
14th September 1915, aged 26.
Special Memorial 4.
Son of Frederick Augustus Ball and Jane Murphy, his wife. Of England.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
9/8 Lance Corporal
Norman Baxter
Otago Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
Died between 6th August 1915 and 7th August 1915, aged 21.
Special Memorial 6.
Son of Robert Gilbert and Miriam Baxter, of Sumner, Christchurch. Native of Dunedin, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Norman Baxter
Otago Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
Died between 6th August 1915 and 7th August 1915, aged 21.
Special Memorial 6.
Son of Robert Gilbert and Miriam Baxter, of Sumner, Christchurch. Native of Dunedin, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
1604A Private
Walter Cusack Beatty
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th August 1915.
Special Memorial 3.
Son of Robert Cusack Beatty and Emily Beatty. Of Braidwood, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Walter Cusack Beatty
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th August 1915.
Special Memorial 3.
Son of Robert Cusack Beatty and Emily Beatty. Of Braidwood, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
11/23 Trooper
Robert Guy Chamberlain
Wellington Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
6th August 1915, aged 25.
Special Memorial 7.
Son of Robert Kingston Chamberlain and Ellen Mary Chamberlain, of Wanganui, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Robert Guy Chamberlain
Wellington Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
6th August 1915, aged 25.
Special Memorial 7.
Son of Robert Kingston Chamberlain and Ellen Mary Chamberlain, of Wanganui, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Major
Archibald Bellairs Higgon, Mentioned in Despatches
"D" Battery, 69th (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
9th September 1915, aged 35.
Special Memorial 10.
Son of Capt. and Mrs. J. D. G. Higgon, of Scolton, Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire; husband of Isobel Higgon, of Balhary, Meigle, Perthshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death, And I Will Give Thee A Crown Of Life"
Archibald Bellairs Higgon, Mentioned in Despatches
"D" Battery, 69th (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
9th September 1915, aged 35.
Special Memorial 10.
Son of Capt. and Mrs. J. D. G. Higgon, of Scolton, Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire; husband of Isobel Higgon, of Balhary, Meigle, Perthshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death, And I Will Give Thee A Crown Of Life"
7/353 Trooper
Frank Elworthy Jarman
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
Died between 6th August 1915, and 7th August 1915, aged 27.
Special Memorial 13.
Born at Greendale, Canterbury. Son of Thomas Elworthy Jarman and Annie Jarman, of Darfield, Canterbury, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Frank Elworthy Jarman
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
Died between 6th August 1915, and 7th August 1915, aged 27.
Special Memorial 13.
Born at Greendale, Canterbury. Son of Thomas Elworthy Jarman and Annie Jarman, of Darfield, Canterbury, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
625 Private
John Jasper
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th August 1915, aged 28.
Special Memorial 14.
Son of Mary Ann Jasper. Of Tamworth, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
John Jasper
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th August 1915, aged 28.
Special Memorial 14.
Son of Mary Ann Jasper. Of Tamworth, New South Wales.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
8/1270 Private
Joseph Jones
Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
7th August 1915.
Special Memorial 15.
Brother of James Jones, of Makikihi, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Joseph Jones
Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
7th August 1915.
Special Memorial 15.
Brother of James Jones, of Makikihi, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
6/285 Private
Ellis Gordon Littlejohn
Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
7th August 1915, aged 21.
Special Memorial 17.
Son of James Gordon Littlejohn and Maude Herbert Littlejohn, of Nelson, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Ellis Gordon Littlejohn
Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
7th August 1915, aged 21.
Special Memorial 17.
Son of James Gordon Littlejohn and Maude Herbert Littlejohn, of Nelson, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Captain
Graeme Lutyens
6th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
9th August 1915, aged 28.
Plot I. 1.
Son of Charles and Emily Lutyens, of Great Amwell, Ware, Herts. Born at Hascombe, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thine Eyes Shall See The King In His Beauty Isaiah 33.17"
Graeme Lutyens
6th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
9th August 1915, aged 28.
Plot I. 1.
Son of Charles and Emily Lutyens, of Great Amwell, Ware, Herts. Born at Hascombe, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thine Eyes Shall See The King In His Beauty Isaiah 33.17"
13/254 Second Lieutenant
Henry Ernest Mackesy
4th (Waikato) Company, Auckland Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
7th August 1915, aged 32.
Special Memorial 18.
Son of Col. C. E. R. Mackesy, D.S.O., and Jessie, his wife, of Whangarei, New Zealand; husband of Gertrude A. Mackesy, of 76, Vauxhall Rd., Devonport, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Henry Ernest Mackesy
4th (Waikato) Company, Auckland Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
7th August 1915, aged 32.
Special Memorial 18.
Son of Col. C. E. R. Mackesy, D.S.O., and Jessie, his wife, of Whangarei, New Zealand; husband of Gertrude A. Mackesy, of 76, Vauxhall Rd., Devonport, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Colonel
Neville Manders, Mentioned in Despatches
D. D. M. S. (Anzac) Army Medical Staff
9th August 1915, aged 55.
Special Memorial 20.
Son of Maj. T. Manders, late 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabineers); husband of Mrs. M. B. Knapp (formerly Manders), of 77, Fellows Rd., Hampstead, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Killed In Action While D. D. M. S, Anzacs In Advance On Sari Bair"
Neville Manders, Mentioned in Despatches
D. D. M. S. (Anzac) Army Medical Staff
9th August 1915, aged 55.
Special Memorial 20.
Son of Maj. T. Manders, late 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabineers); husband of Mrs. M. B. Knapp (formerly Manders), of 77, Fellows Rd., Hampstead, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Killed In Action While D. D. M. S, Anzacs In Advance On Sari Bair"
11/719 Trooper
Ramsay Alexander Newton
Wellington Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
9th August 1915, aged 21.
Special Memorial 21.
Son of Alex. W. and Lucy Newton, of 62, Bowen St., Wellington, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Ramsay Alexander Newton
Wellington Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
9th August 1915, aged 21.
Special Memorial 21.
Son of Alex. W. and Lucy Newton, of 62, Bowen St., Wellington, New Zealand.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
8/767 Lieutenant
Thomas Holmes Nisbet, Mentioned in Despatches
Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
7th August 1915, aged 23.
Special Memorial 22.
Son of the Rev. Thomas and Sarah Nisbet, of "Archerfield," Dunedin, New Zealand. Born at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Thomas Holmes Nisbet, Mentioned in Despatches
Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
7th August 1915, aged 23.
Special Memorial 22.
Son of the Rev. Thomas and Sarah Nisbet, of "Archerfield," Dunedin, New Zealand. Born at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
256 Private
Joseph Thomas Reece
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th August 1915, aged 27.
Special Memorial 24.
Son of Richard Thomas and Jane Ramsey Reece. Of Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Remembrance Of Our Loved One"
Joseph Thomas Reece
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th August 1915, aged 27.
Special Memorial 24.
Son of Richard Thomas and Jane Ramsey Reece. Of Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Remembrance Of Our Loved One"
7/268 Trooper
Henry Alan Shain
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
Died between 6th August 1915 and 7th August 1915.
Special Memorial 32.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Henry Alan Shain
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.
Died between 6th August 1915 and 7th August 1915.
Special Memorial 32.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
2040 Private
Ernest Whatton
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th August 1915.
Special Memorial 30.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
Ernest Whatton
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th August 1915.
Special Memorial 30.
His headstone bears the inscription "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out"
