▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁which ▁comm emor ate ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁but ▁who ▁have ▁no ▁known ▁grave . ▁ ▁The ▁batt les ▁at ▁Gal lip oli , ▁some ▁of ▁whose ▁particip ating ▁soldiers ▁are ▁buried ▁at ▁this ▁c emetery , ▁was ▁an ▁eight - month ▁campaign ▁fought ▁by ▁Commonwealth ▁and ▁French ▁forces ▁against ▁Turkish ▁forces ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁force ▁Turkey ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁dead lock ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁( France / Bel g ium ) ▁and ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁supply ▁route ▁to ▁Russia ▁through ▁the ▁D ard an elles ▁and ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁main ▁land ings ▁were ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁but ▁failure ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁progress ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁further ▁landing ▁at ▁Su v la ▁Bay ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁Al lied ▁positions ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August . ▁However ▁inde c ision ▁and ▁confusion ▁led ▁del ays ▁allowing ▁the ▁Turkish ▁def enders ▁to ▁rein force ▁their ▁positions , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁st alem ate . ▁ ▁Hill ▁ 6 0 ▁was ▁a ▁low ▁Turkish ▁occupied ▁kn oll ▁ 6 0 ▁metres ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁S ari ▁B air ▁range ▁which ▁never theless ▁domin ated ▁the ▁Al lied ▁positions ▁near ▁Su v la ▁bay . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Hill ▁ 6 0 , ▁the ▁last ▁major ▁assault ▁of ▁the ▁campaign , ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9