Landmark· Lemnos· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean
Moudros Allied War Cemetery (Lemnos)
39° 52.4′ N · 25° 16.7′ E
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's East Mudros Military Cemetery, where 885 soldiers and sailors of the Gallipoli campaign lie, among them 148 Australians and 76 New Zealanders — a moving place for any ANZAC crew.
Practical
Coordinate is the cemetery in OpenStreetMap, on the road from Moudros to Roussopouli, about 1 km east of the harbour. Figures from Wikipedia (Moudros) and Visit Limnos. A second CWGC cemetery at Portianou (39.88514, 25.17768) holds 352 Allied graves, and the CWGC memorial at West Mudros Muslim Cemetery marks Egyptian Labour Corps and Turkish graves. Annual commemorations are held around ANZAC Day (see event).
Best for
Gallipoli history ashore from Moudros
Nearby
- ANZAC Commemoration, Moudros & Portianou (late April)Right here
- Moudros Clinic (Lemnos)0.3 NM away
- Moudros Provisions & Water Tap0.4 NM away
- Moudros Harbour (Lemnos)0.6 NM away
- Moudros Waterfront Tavernas (To Kyma & Galazio Limani)0.6 NM away
- Moudros Bay (Lemnos)2.1 NM away
- Chavouli Beach (Moudros Bay)2.2 NM away
- Parthenomytos Beach (Moudros Bay)2.8 NM away