Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş
Sergeant of the Ottoman (Turkish) Army during World War I
About Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş
Lived 1878 – 1964 (aged 85–86). Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş was a Turkish military personnel.
British landing at Seddülbahir during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915.
Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş (1878 – 3 February 1964; literally "Sergeant Mehmet of Biga") 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.
Early life He was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in 1878.
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Who was Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş?
sergeant of the Ottoman (Turkish) Army during World War I
When was Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş born?
Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş was born in 1878 in Plovdiv.
When did Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş die?
Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş died in 1964 in Biga.
What was Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş's occupation?
Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş was a military personnel.
What nationality was Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş?
Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş was Turkish.
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