It contains the remains of some of the soldiers killed during World War I during the battles at Gallipoli.
Several months into the campaign, additional troops were landed at Suvla, just north of the Anzac sector and attacks launched simultaneously from the existing positions.
The Suvla landing was intended to capture high ground around the bay, but delays caused by indecision and confusion allowed the defending Turks to reinforce and few of the objectives were achieved.
Lala Baba was captured on the morning of 7 August 1915, the day after the Suvla Bay Landings.
Brigadier General Paul Aloysius Kenna VC DSO is buried in the cemetery.