The 57th (Turkish) Regiment Memorial Gallipoli



At this spot, while constructing the memorial, the remains of two soldiers locked together in a deadly embrace were unearthed from a trench. From the name tags one was identified as First Lieutenant Mustafa Asin, Commander of the 6th Company of the 57th Regiment and the other, Captain L J Walters of the British Army Corps. The two died fighting each other on 26th April 1915. The men were buried with their name tags and the weapons they were carrying were handed to the authorities. May Allah rest their souls.


WORLD'S OLDEST WAR VETERAN; HÜSEYİN KAÇMAZ He joined Balkan and Canakkale (Gallipoli) wars. He became veteran by wounding in Conkbayiri Fight (Chunuk Bair) on 10 August 1915. He showed heroism at Dumlupınar pitched battle (in the Turkish War of Independence) and he got awarded the İstiklal Medal in 1922. He died in Zonguldak Ereğli Kestaneci village, which is his birth place, on 10 September 1994. He was 110 years old when he died. He is telling about war days to his grand daughter sweedy Eylül at the Opening Ceremony of 57. Regiment Memorial in 1993. We wish gratitude and mercy to Hero Veteran. Peace to his memory.
	İstiklal Medal

HERO

57.INFANTRY REGIMENT COMMANDER

LIEUTENANT COLONEL

"ALİ" SON "HÜSEYİN AVNİ MANASTIR"

MARTYR DATE

31 JULY 1331-13 AUGUST 1915

PRAY FOR HIM

NOTES :
- "Martyr" is the Turkish term for soldiers killed in action.
- 31 July 1331 and 13 Aug 1915 is not two different dates. There are two calendar times. Because the headstone was made after the REPUBLIC OF TURKEY was formed it shows the date according to the western style calendar, but the war was fought in the time of the OTTOMAN EMPIRE and the Ottoman calendar (moon calendar) (Islamic calendar) was used at that stage, so both dates are shown.
- Nobody in the 57th Infantry Regiment survived the war.
- 57th Infantry Regiment was the first to fight the ANZACs.