Seyit Onbaşı Memorial
This memorial commemorates the Ottoman Corporal Seyit Onbaşı. He gained fame for single-handedly lifting three 215-pound shells to a gun during an Allied offensive in the Dardanelles on March 18, 1915.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: TracesOfWar.com
Nearby
Museum
- Turkish Red Crescent Ağadere Museum - Eceabat
- Replica Minelayer "Nusret" - Çanakkale
- Cannakele Naval Museum - Canakkale
Point of interest
Monument
Cemetery
- Grave Anonymous Ottoman Captain - Eceabat
- Ottoman War Cemetery Çamburnu - Eceabat
- Cemetery Ağadere Military Hospital - Eceabat
Fortification
Ship wreck
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