Hüseyin Avni Bey
Military Person
– 1915
Who was Hüseyin Avni Bey?
Hüseyin Avni Bey was the commander of the 57th Infantry Regiment of the Ottoman Army at the Battle of Gallipoli. His last rank was Lt. Colonel
Hüseyin Avni was born in Manastır, Ottoman Empire. His father was a District Governor. When he was appointed to the commander of the 57th Regiment he had risen to the rank of Major. The regiment was training at Rodosto when they received orders to transfer to Gallipoli. On February 24 the Regiment arrived at Maydos by steamship. After the battles of April 25–28, 1915, Hüseyin Avni was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. On August 13, 1915, he was killed by a bombshell which hit his command post. His uniform is displayed in the Military Museum in Istanbul.
Hüseyin Avni's family received the surname "Arıburun" after the new social reforms of the Turkish Republic. The name Arıburun was adopted to honor the heroic acts of the soldiers who fought in Gallipoli; Arıburun is the Turkish name for the Anzac Cove. General Tekin Arıburun, who was the chief of Turkish Air Force, is one of the sons of him.
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