Lala Baba Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Gallipoli
Facts and practical information
Lala Baba Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. It contains the remains of some of the soldiers killed during World War I during the battles at Gallipoli. This was an eight-month campaign fought by Commonwealth and French forces against Ottoman Empire forces to try to force the Ottoman Empire out of the war which it was hoped would open a supply route from the Mediterranean to Russia through the Dardanelles and Istanbul and to relieve the deadlock on the Western Front. ()
Lala Baba Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Walker's Ridge Cemetery, Lone Pine, Shrapnel Valley Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Plugge's Plateau.