翻訳と辞書 |
Helles Memorial : ウィキペディア英語版 | Helles Memorial
The Helles Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorial near Sedd el Bahr, Turkey. The memorial serves the dual function of being a Commonwealth battle memorial for the whole Gallipoli Campaign and place of commemoration for 20,885 Commonwealth servicemen who died there and have no known grave. The memorial takes the form of an obelisk and is over 30 metres high. The United Kingdom and Indian forces named on the memorial died in operations throughout the peninsula, the Australians at Helles. There are also panels for those who died or were buried at sea in Gallipoli waters. ==Notable Commemoratees==
Among those commemorated are five Victoria Cross recipients:〔(Burial locations of Victoria Cross Holders in Turkey )〕 *Major Cuthbert Bromley *Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Milbanke, 10th Baronet *Captain Gerald Robert O'Sullivan *Sergeant Frank Edward Stubbs *Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Walderne St Clair Tisdall Rugby internationals: *Captain William Campbell Church (Scotland)〔(CWGC Casualty Record, William Campbell Church )〕 *Captain Arthur James Dingle (England)〔(CWGC Casualty Record, Arthur James Dingle )〕 *Serjeant William Nanson (England)〔(CWGC Casualty Record, William Nanson )〕 *Captain Eric Templeton Young (Scotland)〔(CWGC Casualty Record, Eric Templeton Young )〕 first-class cricketers: *Lieutenant James Sutcliffe〔(CWGC Casualty Record, James Sutcliffe )〕
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Helles Memorial」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|