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Kevork Melkonian from Ausha (Diarbekir)



First name

Kevork

Last name

Melkonian

Father's name


Mother's name


Native country

Ausha (Diarbekir)

Age

13

Orphanage

Karen Jeppe / Aleppo

Admission YYYY-MM-DD

1923 - 04 - 11

Register number

253 / 114

Release YYYY-MM-DD

1923 - 05 - 01

Taken by

Orphanage, N.E.R.





 

            His father and elder brother were killed in the beginning of the war. He himself was deported to Diarbekir, his mother too. Both were living in a church for two months. His mother became ill and died there.

            Kevork returned to his native village and lived in a Kourdish house for seven years. He was the shepherd of the Kourd.

            When Armenians started to travel he fled, joined a party of refugees who were going to Aleppo and came with them without having difficulties on the road.

 

 

Has no relatives.

Kevork was received in the orphanage of the Near East Relief.

 

Left our care: May 1, 1923. Orphanage, N.E.R.