‘I’m proud of the way Turkey treats it’s enemies . . . the fact that we’re close friends today
speaks volumes. In two generations we’ve gone to from enemies to friends. 
I think Ataturk’s words set the whole tone.’

Descendant: Nigel Pilkington
Age: 60
Profession: Company director (PR), Vice President of Skål International
Nationality: New Zealander

Ancestor: Ronald Frank Pilkington (1893-1986)
Relationship to subject: Grandfather
Profession: Farmer
Army: New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Post in Gallipoli: 3rd Battalion, 1st Otago Regiment