File talk:Karasouli Polykastro British Military Cemetery.jpg

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This is not Doiran Cemetery! The picture shows Karasouli Cemetery at Polykastro/Greece. If you zoom in on the left-hand gate pillar, you will see "KARASOULI" engraved on the side over the gate. Adrian. 87.202.108.56 09:58, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Seems you're partly right, but this cemetery was estabilished in 1916 after battles on Doiran Front: here we can read:
  • Location: The Cemetery is near the town of Policastron (formerly Karasouli) (...) between the River Vardas and the south end of Lake Ardzan, in the Department of Pellis. The cemetery is on the road to Kalinova, on the edge of the village, behind the football stadium
  • Historical Information: The cemetery was begun in September 1916 for the use of Casualty Clearing Stations on the Doiran Front. At the Armistice, it contained about 500 burials, but was greatly increased when graves were brought in from the following cemeteries (...)
It seems there is no other cemetery after battles in Lake Doiran region.
I put detailed topographical information as description for this image. Julo 13:15, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but I live in Thessaloniki and visit the battlefield areas fairly regularly. Karasouli (Google Earth N40.994809,E22.581268) is only one of three CWGC (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) cemeteries near Doiran. There is Doiran Cemetery (1400 graves, Google Earth approx. N41.169306,E22.767857) outside the Greek village of Doirani, on the south side of the hill known as Colonial Hill during the battle (it was the British HQ). These are mainly men that were killed in action. On the hill above the cemetery is the Doiran Memorial (N41.162759,E22.763520), commemorating over 2000 missing men. There is also a small Greek war cemetery at Doirani. Then there is Sarigol CWGC Cemetery (700 graves, N40.952262,E22.856137) at Kristoni outside Kilkis, which was the site of another field hospital for the wounded evacuated from Doiran. There are also 2 cemeteries in the region with casualties from the Struma River front at Struma (approx. N41.016342,E23.334707) and Lahana (N40.959992,E23.190741, clearly visible in Google Earth). And of course there are the four allied war cemeteries in Salonika itself! And there must be Bulgarian cemeteries in the area, too, but I do not know about those. You can find information, maps, plans and photos for all these cemeteries at the CWGC website (cwgc.org), but beware! The descriptions have not been updated since they were written in the 1920s, so nearly all the placenames are different now! The text you quote from your link appears to be copied straight from the outdated description on the CWGC website. But I'm sorry, Julo! This is a lot of talk for one photo (a very nice photo!) I have only just discovered Wikipedia, so I have still to learn how it all works. I have taken photos of most of these cemeteries. Maybe I will upload them when I learn more about Wikipedia. Or is there a way I can send you a photo of Doiran for you to post? Regards, Adrian 87.203.62.7 14:24, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • I live in Poland, circa two thousand miles north from Greece, I believe you are right and you know these details better than me. You can correct my description yourself if it is wrong, or you can upload new pictures to wikimedia commons (don't forget to log in before), up to you. My e-mail box is rather too small to receive many photos, I advice you to learn wiki "machinery" and upload it here directly. Regards Julo 22:09, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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