The late Rab-Khamshi Odisho Moshe, beloved husband of Marta Pityou.
His latest photo before passing away on Thursday, August 25th 2005.
Mr Odisho Moshe was born in 1919 in Baqubah, Iraq. He joined the Iraq Levies in 1937 as a private and rose through the ranks until the disbandment of the Levies Force in 1955 and was discharged holding the rank of Rab-Khamshi. In 1941 as a Corporal he was engaged in the defense of Habbanyia and the subsequent decisive attack on Falluja by a contingent of Assyrian Levies. His bravery was not limited to his youth. During the Iran- Iraq war, as a civilian, he was awarded a bravery medal for surveying a bridge vital to Iraq under heavy artillery fire. At the age of 84 he led the Assyrian contingent in the annual ANZAC [veterans] parade in Sydney for three consecutive years.
A true officer and a Gentleman, he will be sadly missed.
By: Gaby Kiwarkis
* The term “Rab-Khamshi” refers to a platoon commander, the leader of 50 Levy fighters.
