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35. Gallipoli: Death at the Cliff Edge

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The Death of John MacDonald

Dixon's great uncle, John MacDonald, was killed in the Gallipoli battle of 1915. Dixon visited his grave and came across a monument to 15,000 Ottoman soldiers who died on that day. He says he found an astonishing lack of bitterness from Turkish people about their dead relative. The family held a ball where they danced Scottish reels with former enemies.

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