GALLIPOLI

Taranaki Daily News, 23 January 1919, Page 5

GALLIPOLI

PRESERVING THE LAND ■ v MARKS. , i-> w& ?. A. SOlifiMli ARRAJIGKO ':& Rewwal Jan. 22, 9.30 p.m. London, Jan. 21. Mr- Peacock telegraphs that he spent several days at Aiizac awl saw many remains, especially at'HiU 00, where thi officers and men wore neveFWried, Hi' states that these should lie immediate!) gathered up and interred- The New ZeaJauderfj have already done much marking of isolated graves. The following scheme has been drawj. up and is generally endorsed here: —Tiu whole battlefield of 3000 or 4000 acre*, which is valueless for production, Bhoulii be secur<v,l and enclosed and consecrated as an everlasting memorial. The trenches, hospital sites, and distinctive features should fc> preserved and reconstructed. The cemeteries should bs cleaned up, and uniform stones placed on each grave. The outlying graves remain undisturbed and exposed. The remains should be gathered witTiin the sectors where tho regimental monuments are erected, showing the names of the dead An Australian and New Zealand trust should be created, and charged with the maintenance of the battlefield, appoint- , ing permanent caretakers, the Dominions | sharing the cost—Aus-N.Z, Cable Assoc.