The cemetery located on the upper part of Morto Bay can be accessed by a short path over the main road. The cemetery where soldiers from Algeria, Morocco and Senegal are interred was officially opened on June 9, 1930 in company with the former Commander of the Expeditionary Corps, General Gouraud. The cemetery was constructed by the Architect A. George. Erected on the slope facing Morto Bay, the memorial is the only French memorial in the Gallipoli Peninsula, combining the French cemeteries during the Battle of the Dardanelles.
Coming to the peninsula for the first time by landing operations in April 1915, the French participated in the Battle of Krithia. However, they could only control small positions during these battles.
The burial assemblage was brought to the agenda in 1919. In this context, 4 cemeteries were assembled and placed at four separate departments with a length of 140 meters. Galinier Cemetery, Ambulance Cemetery, 1st Division Cemetery at Morto and the Cemetery of the 2nd Division were assembled in that manner. In 1922, a delegation ensured the return of the soldiers (whose bodies were identified) to France. Following the Lausanne Treaty of 1923, the entire graves and mass graves were gathered here. The soldiers who lost their lives at the hospital on Limnos Island are also interred here. The Cemetery was marked in die plates no. 38 and 42 of the Şevki Pasha Map.
