The cemetery is located on the left side of the Kabatepe-Chunuk Bair road. Lone Pine, with an elevation of 125 m, was the most critical position for both sides and thus witnessed bloody battles. The region invaded by the Anzac troops during the landing operation of April 25, 1915 was retaken by the 1st Battalion of the 27th Regiment. The current name of the region is derived from the Turkish assault of May 1, 1915. During the Anzac landing of August 6, 1915, the Lone Pine region was lost and the Anzac advance was halted by the counter offensive of the 16th Division. The battles here were mostly in the form of trench warfare and the trenches survive to this day.

The location where the memorial was erected is known as the Pimple (Martyrs’ Hill). This name was given to the location as it witnessed the bloodiest clashes and a Turkish memorial was erected at this location in 1916 following the battles; however, this memorial was demolished by the British while erecting the Lone Pine Memorial. The memorial was also marked in the Şevki Pasha Map of 1916. This name was given to the region located between the trenches of the two sides and to the north of the Lone Pine Cemetery, called “Dead Man’s Field” due to the fact that the region was covered by the dead bodies of soldiers.

Australian Physician Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Ryan at Truce for Burial of the Dead on May 24th, 1915  
“Ryan, born in Australia has been awarded by the Ottoman State, 4th Class Order of Mejidiye, 4th Class Order of Osmanieh and Plevne War Medal on account of his active participation to the defense of Plevne during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877- 1878 under the command of Ghazi Osman Pasha, and practiced his profession under severe conditions. During the day of the truce, Dr. Ryan, wearing Ottoman medals performed his duty on the side of the Allied Forces. Now he is against the soldiers with whom he fought 40 years ago”.