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1996-2000

Commemoration of a Turkish soldier’s compassion and bravery

From a plaque situated near this statue commemorating the courageous act of an enemy Turkish soldier who rescued an injured English captain:

“At Chunuk Bair on 25th April 1915 there was heavy trench fighting between the Turks and the Allies. The distance between the trenches was between eight and ten meters. Cease -fire was called after a bayonet attack and the soldiers returned to their trenches. There were heavy casualties on both sides and each collected their dead and wounded. From between the two trench lines came a cry for help from an English captain who was very badly wounded in the leg. Unfortunately no one could leave their trenches to help because the slightest movement resulted in the firing of hundreds of bullets. At that moment an incredible event occurred. A piece of white underwear was raised from one of the Turkish trenches and a well built, unarmed soldier appeared. Everyone was stunned and we stared in amazement. The Turk walked slowly towards the wounded British soldier, gently lifted him, took him in his arms and started to walk towards our trenches. He placed him down gently on the ground near us and then straight away returned to his trench. We couldn’t even thank him. This courageous and beautiful act of the Turkish soldier has been spoken about many times on battlefields. Our love and deepest respect to this brave and heroic soldier.

First Lieutenant Casey
(Later to become Australian Governor General 1967-71)”

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Anzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula, posted earlier:


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Julie Oldfield17-Dec-2019 01:22
Very well detailed capture of this emotional memorial. V
Tom Munson15-Dec-2019 22:20
Wonderful monument and capture.
Jim Coffman15-Dec-2019 19:44
A nice capture of this heroic statue!
joseantonio15-Dec-2019 19:28
an impressive monument so nicely captured.V.
Karen Stuebing15-Dec-2019 19:07
Outstanding capture of this monument and a moving narrative. V.