Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş
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Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş (1878–3 February 1964), (literally Sergeant Mehmet of Biga) was an Ottoman Army sergeant, who fought during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I. He is remembered as a hero, and is considered to be the eponym of the common name "Mehmetçik" used for a Turkish soldier.
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Nickname(s) | Mehmetçik |
Born | 1878 Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
Died | (aged 86) Bahçeli village, Biga, Çanakkale, Turkey |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
Service/ | Ottoman Army |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | 10th Company, 3rd Battalion, 27th Regiment of the 9th Division |
Battles/wars | Balkan Wars, Gallipoli Campaign (World War I) |
Awards | Ottoman War Medal |
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