‘Once I remember my father accounting the events in Gallipoli to his friend . . .
I remember his words to this day . . . He was one of the eight survivors from his battalion of 800.’

Descendant: Asim Iyidilli
Age: 73
Profession: Teacher (retired)
Nationality: Turkish Australian

Ancestor: Halil Iyidilli (1892–1961)
Relationship to subject: Father 
Profession: Teacher
Army: Ottoman Army
Post in Gallipoli: Fifth Army