Remembering Gallipoli
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Picture

‘These people sacrificed their lives to protect their loved ones, fighting until their last breath . . .
My grandfather lost his life on 25 April 1915 leaving a young wife and two young children behind.’


Descendant: Kenan Metin Tutuncu
Age: 54
Profession: Manager
Nationality: Turkish

Ancestor: Yusuf Kenan [Gunan] (1881–1915)
Relationship to subject: Great-grandfather
Profession: Soldier
Army: Ottoman Army
Post in Gallipoli: Commander of the 7th Squadron, 2nd Battalion, 26th Regiment, Fifth Army