‘My grandfather, in order to inspire and encourage the soldiers under his command,
always stood at the front and led them. For this reason he was often wounded.’


Descendant: Serdar Halis Ataksor
Age: 58
Profession: Civil servant (retired)
Nationality: Turkish

Ancestor: Halis Ataksor (1876-1933)
Relationship to subject: Grandfather
Profession: Soldier
Army: Ottoman Army
Post in Gallipoli: Commander of the 3rd Battalion, 27th Regiment, Fifth Army