Chunuk Bair Cemetery and NZ Memorial
CHUNUK BAIR CEMETERY (632 burials) and CHUNUK BAIR NEW ZEALAND MEMORIAL (850 names) take their name from the southern summit (now known as Conkbayiri) of the Sari Bair, the ridge which dominates the centre of the Peninsula. It was a main objective in the battle of Sari Bair from 6 to 10 August in a combined New Zealand, British and Gurkha assault. The crest was reached on the 8th and was held against incessant Turkish attacks on the following day, before being lost to a further counter attack on the I0th. This loss marked the end of the effort to capture the central hills on the Peninsula and was a turning point in the campaign. Burials made by the Turks after the battle of Sari Bair form the basis of the cemetery, with others being made after the armistice. Across the road from the cemetery and memorial to the missing stands the New Zealand National Memorial in the form of a tall tapering stone pylon.
For more information, go to the Commonwealth War Graves website: