Historical image of Cimetière de la 1ere Division

Cimetière de la 1ere Division

Type

Cemetery

Location

Morto Bay, at the foot of Eski Hissarlik.

Period

1915 – c. 1923

Inscription

LA FRANCE
A SES ENFANTS
DE LA 1ere DIVISION
TOMBÉS HÉROÏQUEMENT
EN 1915

Notes

Had a monument.

Appears on the 1916 Şevki Paşa map.

Images (5)

Historical image
Taken 1 January 1923.
The 1st Division cemetery can be seen at the foot of Eski Hissarlik.
Highlighted left to right: Masnou ossuary, 1st Division cemetery, Ganeval ossuary. In the foreground, Skew Bridge Cemetery, the subject of the photograph (AWM P02757.612).
Highlighted left to right: ossuary Masnou, 1st Division cemetery, ossuary Ganeval.  In the foreground, Skew Bridge Cemetery, the subject of the photograph (AWM P02757.623).

Location map

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OpenStreetMap + Leaflet
Location: Morto Bay, at the foot of Eski Hissarlik.
Approximate coordinates: 40.050806, 26.215678