GALLIPOLI.
WAB GRAVES COMMISSION' AT WORK. f®. T PrfM Association—CoprriAt) (Australian led N.Z. Cable A«oSttal) Ti ti- ''OXTXJX, November 25. Ihe War Graves Commission is installed at Kijul liahr 10 miles from i ti lj i" ulea ' rom Helios. Colonel Hughes recently visited Con"«?/l .u p V , {L c ? m P ,otod arrangements with the Turkish authorities to facilitate operations. Ansae will bo the first spot treated. Already between 40 and ? spots have been ehosen, and abn> bnnal grounds at Capo Holies. inure buried! " Au3tralian3 It will be five months before tbo roads •>r© fit for motor traffic. The who'o occne is again one of active Australian operations an cp.lo,;uo of the iragedv ii ii ' t l le scun<> swept clear of nil that was hideous. Only the silent •vooden monuments remain The trenches are overgrown with shrubs and flowers. It is hoped that by next spring everything will be in readiness for those who ar ® ablo to secure transport facilities to make a pilgrimage to Gallipoli.
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16694, 1 December 1919, Page 7
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