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The Graveyards of Gallipoli; A Digger History Associate Site |
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A Tribute to the Men of all the Nations that took part in the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 |
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Turkish Lt Colonel Hussein Manastir's Grave, 57th Regt. Gallipoli |
| Yarbay Hüseyin Manastır Mezarı | No A-7 |
Photos: Eric Goossens |
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This is the gravesite of
Turkish Lieutenant Colonel Hussein Manastir. He was the Commanding
Officer of the 57th Regiment
(not to be confused with the 57th
Battalion). In Turkey a Division has 3 Regiments and each Regiment has 3
Battalions, so 9 Battalions to a Division.
Translation: The Martyrs' Regiment, all martyred in the Ariburnu battles, about which Atatürk referred in his speech. They drove the enemy forces of 20.000 men to the sea, attacking the ANZAC Army Corps which had landed at Ari Burnu on 25 April 1915 and which was about to capture the Kocaçimen heights. In bloody fighting during the Anafarta battles they prevented the Conkbayır and Kocaçimen areas from being taken by the enemy forces and protected all fronts. |
| The Commander of the regiment, Lt-Colonel Hüseyin
Avni, was martyred here on 13 August, but the regiment continued to
fight on bravely until the end of the First World War. The 57th Regiment
is one of few regiments awarded the Medal of Honour with gold and silver
swords, Merit Medals, the order of Mecidiye with sword, the Turkish War
medal and the Order of Demir Salip Ally.
Turkish people will remain eternally proud of these brave soldiers. |
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HERO 57th INFANTRY REGIMENT COMMANDER LIEUTENANT COLONEL "ALİ" SON "HÜSEYİN AVNİ MANASTIR" MARTYR DATE 31 JULY 1331-13 AUGUST 1915 PRAY FOR HIM |
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