Giragos parents were killed in the general massacre of the Armenians in the beginning of the war. A brother by name Mono had been taken as a soldier and did not return. Another was killed by the Turks, and his sister Altun had been forced to marry a Turk. Giragos and his elder brother were exiled but after some days of travelling afoot with the caravan, they hid themselves and returned to their native town. There Giragos' brother earned the living from them several years. One day a Turk betrayed them to the government. They were put in prison in Urfa and kept there two years. Then Giragos was released. His brother is still in prison. Giragos fled to Djerablus from where by our agent he was sent further on to us.

Left our care: September 20, 1927. Relatives, brother Aleppo.