1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Died:
21/08/1915 (Killed in Action)
Age:
50
Summary
John Cullen was the son John Cullen of "Fair View," Ann St., Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. He was born in Drumglass, County Tyrone about 1865. John Cullen enlisted in Dungannon.Private John Cullen was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action at Gallipoli on 21st August 1915, aged 50.
The Anzac and Suvla cemeteries are first signposted from the left hand junction of the Eceabat- Bigali Road. From this junction travel into the main Anzac area. Follow the road to Helles, opposite the Kabatepe Museum, at 14.2 kms. take a right turn at the 'T' junction and at 14.3 kms. take the left fork. After a total of 22.8 kms, take a right turn to the memorial along a rough track 500m long. The Helles Memorial stands on the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula. It takes the form of an obelisk over 30 metres high that can be seen by ships passing through the Dardanelles.
