Borazan İsmail Çavuş
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Borazan İsmail Çavuş (1893–1972) was a Turkish war hero from Balıkesir. He is known for playing the Bugle which played a part when he, as a volunteer, defended the city of Burhaniye against Greek forces on the western front of the Turkish War of Independence, also known as the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). He played an instrumental part in the defense of the coastal town against a large retreating Greek occupational force that was burning and destroying as they retreated.
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Borazan İsmail Çavuş | |
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Nickname(s) | Borazan Mehmet oğlu İsmail |
Born | 1893 Pelitköy, Burhaniye |
Died | 1972 (aged 78–79) Burhaniye |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire (1913–1919?) Turkey |
Service/ | Ottoman Army Turkish Army (volunteered Kuva-yi Milliye) |
Years of service | 1913–1919? (Ottoman Army) 1922-19?? (as Kuva-yi Milliye) |
Rank | Onbaşı (Corporal) |
Unit | 28'th Tumen (Ottoman Army) |
Battles/wars | Suez front Süveyş Cephesi
as part of Defence of Burhaniye as part of the Turkish Liberation War |
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