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Alamanya, Avusturya ve Bulgar hükümetlerinin harp madalyasına nâil edilmiş olmakla keza Osmanlı Devleti harp madalyasından 'Osmaniye' nişanına da nâil olmuş olmakla işbu tasdikname verildi.
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wandering aimlessly about the deserted streets. No trace of her parents was found, and out of pity, or love, or sorrow my father took her home with him. Eventually she was accepted into the family. My mother, however, objected to a cross tattooed on her upper left arm and applied an acid solution to destroy the
Christian emblem; it left a queer shaped scar.
316:(Ottoman State War Medal). In the morning of September 29, 1915, Torossian received word that Muharrem was critically injured during battle and rushed to see him. Just before Muharrem died, he made a confession about his sister Jemileh. According to Torossian's diary the confession is written in his diary as follows:
252:). Through the help of Muharrem's father, Torossian was secured a position in the Military College and graduated in 1914 with the rank of Second Lieutenant of the Artillery. During his frequent visits to Muharrem's father, Torossian began to develop a passion for his daughter (Muharrem's sister) Jemileh.
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was in its early stages, Torossian sunk the first
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and gain control of the region. Torossian suspected, as he noted in his diary, that the French forces gave weapons and ammunition to the
Kemalists to allow the French army safe passage out of Cilicia. Having felt betrayed, Torossian emigrated to the United States where he met his relatives. The
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my father was commander of an army brigade stationed near Mush. Even at that time he was deeply aggrieved over
Turkish excesses in dealing with their Christian subjects. One day, while passing through an Armenian village, he picked up a little girl, hardly more than two years old, whom he found
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Romanya toprağının işgali kararı üzerine taarruz eden müttefik ordularımıza iltihâkı için tayin olunan 51. Fırka olup mezkûr fırka Sahra Topçu Alayı 1. Tabur
Kumandanlığı'na tayin olunan kolordumuzun 46. fırka sahra topçu alayının gözlem subayı Yüzbaşı Serkis Bey mezkûr Romanya cephesinin harp
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in 1891. He attended the local
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a historian may find troublesome the inclusion of the memoirs of
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praised Torossian's efforts in the battle and pointed out that the forts under his command were the most effective in sinking British ships. When Minister of War
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which describes his life and achievements in detail. His memoir has been used by historians to further analyze and research about
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concentration camp. Soon thereafter, however, both his sister Bayzar and Jemileh died from diseases.
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