Kemel Ataturk was very sympathic after WW1.
He had British and Commonwealth troops who were killed at Gallipoli buried in the same cemetery as Turkish troops.
In his speech he said ,to English mothers especially ,that their sons were with the sons of Turkey. Their graves would be tended just as well and not neglected.” Your sons are now our sons —-“ I must look it up as it is a very conciliatory speech and very comforting to British mothers especially who would never get to visit their sons’ graves.
The film Gallipoli was where Turkish and British troops clashed, the Turks on the cliffs above and our troops on the beaches below,sitting ducks!
A lovely poem in a WW1 book “ Death of a Hero “ is about The battle of Troy, but is comparable with Gallipoli ,which is not far from the believed site of Troy .
An interesting find,don’t throw it away.
There may be a connection to someone in your family ,Suvla Bay is worth looking up.
I can imagine the medal was distributed perhaps in recognition of Kemel Ataturk’s great sympathy for the men who has been the enemy .
Viktoria.
I am going to check my info,as some Australians are somewhat doubtful as to its authorship. They lost very heavily at Gallipoli.
K.A. Was a reformer though .V.
