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Australian Memorial at Lone Pine Cemetery Review
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Australian Memorial at Lone Pine Cemetery 
- Category: Cemeteries
- Location: Gallipoli
Fodor's Review:
The Australian Memorial at Lone Pine Cemetery bears the names of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers with unknown graves killed during the war. Some of the most savage hand-to-hand fighting took place here, and more than 3,000 soldiers died. Seven Victoria crosses, the highest award given by British government for bravery and usually quite sparingly distributed, were awarded after the battle. This is the most affecting of all the Anzac cemeteries, and the epitaphs of the tombstones are very moving.
The name "Lone Pine" comes from a single pine tree which grew on the battlefield. It was destroyed, but the cones were collected and taken to Australia, then sent back to Gallipoli many years later. The lone pine standing there today is the grandson of the original pine tree.
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