[Close]


Megrditch (Donabed Merabian) from Erzroom



First name

Megrditch

Last name


Father's name

Donabed Merabian

Mother's name

Aghavni

Native country

Erzroom

Age

20

Orphanage

Karen Jeppe / Aleppo

Admission YYYY-MM-DD

1927 - 12 - 14

Register number

1479

Release YYYY-MM-DD

1927 - 12 - 18

Taken by

Relatives





 

            Megrditch was deported from his native town together with his parents and his two brothers. Walking they passed the towns, Erzingian, Kemakh, Harpoot, Diarbekir, Severek and finally arrived to Urfa. His mother died on the road. In Harpoot the Turkish gendarms took the father away. He never returned. After a few days rest in Urfa the remainder of the caravan was sent further on to Surudj. On their way, a Kurd came and took Megrditch out of the caravan. He brought him to his village where he kept him as his servant. His two brothers were driven further on. Megrditch was working until lately on the Kurd's farm. A year ago he bought an Armenian girl for 200 Medjidis (£ 18). This girl had been kept in another Kurdish family since the deportation. Megrditch married the girl and has had a child in this marriage. Lately he was informed that the Kurds planned to take his wife away from him. He immediately fled at night and crossed the frontier. One of our agents helped them to fet to Aleppo.

 

  

Left ou care: December 18, 1927. Relatives. Damascus.