What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: The Dardanelles. This narrow section of Bowmont Street is locally known as "The Dardanelles" commemorating the men of Kelso who served in the Gallipoli Campaign in the First World War.
The Dardanelles refers to a narrow strait in Turkey that was the site of a failed Allied campaign during World War I aimed at capturing Constantinople and opening a supply line to Russia; locally, this section of Bowmont Street commemorates the men from Kelso who served in the Gallipoli Campaign.
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