Quinn's Post Cemetery

Quinn's Post Cemetery is a military burial ground located on the Gallipoli Peninsula, the site of the Gallipoli Campaign. The cemetery is situated within the Gallipoli Historical Area, along the western section of the road running along the second ridge. Constructed in 1919, the site was built directly over the trenches and military tunnels that had formed the southern half of the forward outpost during the war.^【1】

The cemetery is named after Major Hugh Quinn, commander of the 15th Battalion C Company. In Turkish military terminology, this area is known as "Bomba Sırtı". Throughout the campaign, the position was subjected to intense bombardment due to its geographical location and strategic importance.^【2】

Quinn's Post Cemetery covers a total area of 715 square metres. The length of the site is 36.6 metres. Its width is not uniform, narrowing from 23.8 metres in the northern section to 12.8 metres in the southern section.^【3】

The cemetery contains the remains of 409 soldiers. Of these, 105 are Australian and 10 are New Zealander. Additionally, the remains of 294 soldiers whose units and identities could not be determined are also interred here. Furthermore, the names of 60 Australians, 3 New Zealanders, and 1 Royal Navy personnel, whose burial in either Quinn's Post or Pope's Hill Cemetery has been confirmed by concrete evidence but whose exact gravesites could not be identified, are commemorated on memorials.^【4】

The current cemetery structure was formed by the unification of two originally separate sites. Pope's Hill Cemetery, named after H. Pope, who rose from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel, was merged with Quinn's Post Cemetery after the armistice signed following the war, bringing both under a single administrative center.^【5】