Acknowledgements xi
Foreword by Raymond Kévorkian. xiii
Abbreviations xvii
Chapters
I Introduction 1
II From Diyarbekir to Cairo: Thomas Mugerditchian by Michael Rettig 15
III For Distinguished Conduct: John Haig Arakelian 37
IV Nooky Goes to War: Zaven Manoukian 59
V Armenians in the British military service 1914-19 91
References 193
Index 201
About the Authors 211
List of Illustrations
1 Armenian volunteers with the 2nd Foreign Regiment, French Army, in 1914 3
2 Ararat, A Searchlight on Armenia, September 1914 3
3 Thomas Mugerditchian, taken during the First World War 22
4 Thomas Mugerditchian, seated centre, with fellow Armenians who worked in the British consular service, Bitlis, 16 August 1907 22
5 Thomas Mugerditchian, seated far left, with unidentified others in Cairo, in 1915 23
6 Thomas Mugerditchian’s identity card for the ANZAC camp at Heliopolis, March 1916 23
7 Thomas Mugerditchian, seated centre, with unidentified men in uniform, likely agents he recruited or managed in Cairo 24
8 Thomas Mugerditchian with a British soldier, likely in Cairo in 1917 24
9 Thomas Mugerditchian, in uniform, at Camp Ludd, Palestine, c.1918 24
10 Thomas Mugerditchian and an unidentified soldier in Camp Ludd, Palestine, 14 November 1918 25
11 A wartime associate of Thomas Mugerditchian’s, Y Teglorian, shown here in British military uniform, albeit without evident rank or unit insignia 25
12 Esther Mugerditchian, Thomas’s wife, who faced many trials during the Armenian genocide and brought all six of their children through the turmoil to finally reach safety in London 26
13 A post war picture of Thomas Mugerditchian and his wife Esther, seated centre, together with their growing family in Fresno, California 26
14 The Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, and Victory Medal, as awarded to John Haig Arakelian 49
15 John Haig Arakelian and his wife Angel in 1924 49
16 Azniv and Dertad Arakelian in 1930-31 49
17 John Haig Arakelian with his mother Payladjou, his wife Angel, and children Azniv and Dertad in the early 1930s 50
18 Oliver Baldwin in 1921, in Armenian army uniform 50
19 John Haig Arakelian in about 1959 50
20 Nooky and Victor Gollancz (both seated), with other students, at Repton 84
21 Nooky (bottom row, third from the left) with the Repton OTC in 1915 85
22 Nooky in military uniform, as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers, 1917 85
23 Aganoor J Aganoor in military uniform 176
24 Ernest Altounyan in 1935 176
25 Haron Baronian’s memorial statue 177
26 Isaac Baronian, in Merchant Navy uniform, 1917 178
27 Stephen Baronian, in military uniform, 1917 178
28 Kevork Chavooshian, as a Lieutenant, c.1918 179
29 Kevork Chavooshian, as a Captain 179
30 Gabriel Coury, VC, as a Lieutenant in the South Lancashire Regiment 180
31 Manuel Der Stepanian 180
32 John Sheridan Gregory, as a Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps 181
33 Marcar Sheridan Gregory 181
34 Krikor Gulbenkian, as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Middlesex Regiment 182
35 The Medal Index Card recording some details of Krikor Gulbenkian’s service 182
36 Ardashes Hampartzoumian 183
37 Avak Karapean 183
38 Varaztad H Kazanjian, in his RAMC uniform 184
39 Varaztad H Kazanjian leaving Buckingham Palace after his CMG investiture 184
40 Yeghia (Elias) M Kessedjian (various images) 185
41 Dr Tatheus Kurdian’s Victory Medal 1914-1919, with Mention- in-Despatches oak leaves 186
42 Dr Tatheus Kurdian’s details as impressed on the edge of his Victory Medal 1914-1919 186
43 Hrant Minassian 187
44 Aram Mouradian 187
45 Abraham G Nazloomian and his father Grigor 188
46 Abraham G Nazloomian 188
47 George Aganoor Papazian (a letter of recommendation to Sir Mark Sykes) 189
48 Nierces M Peters 189
49 Arshak Safrastian with Thomas Mugerditchian (left) in Bitlis, 16 August 1907 190
50 Dirtad Haig Sarafian in 1927 190
51 Interpreter K Sarafian’s details as impressed on the edge of his British War Medal 1914-1920 191
52 Charles Samuel Vartan 191
53 Benjamin R Vertannes’s British campaign medals from the First and Second World Wars 192
54 Joseph Zorian in military uniform 192Acknowledgements xi
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