Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Plovdiv |
Bulgaria | |
Died | Biga |
Awards | Gallipoli Star |
Battleswar | Balkan Wars |
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ID | 3587454 |
Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş Life story
Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş, was an Ottoman Army sergeant, who fought during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I. He is remembered as a hero, and is considered to be the eponym of the common name "Mehmetçik" used for a Turkish soldier.