Battle of Crete veteran Charles Clemett and Crete sailor Stafnos Spartalis stood side by side today as they laid a wreath in memory of the New Zealanders and Cretans who lost their lives 70 years ago ...

A ceremony was held at the Cenotaph in Hobart yesterday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Crete. Australian, New Zealand and British troops were sent to defend the Mediterranean ...

A service to mark the National Commemoration for the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete will be held at the Hall of Memories, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park on Friday 20 May. The see-saw ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. When he thinks of his first time in Greece, one of Australia's oldest surviving Anzacs, Alf ...

Over the course of 11 days in May of 1941, the beautiful Greek island of Crete was the scene of a fascinating battle between ...

As German paratroopers fought to secure a foothold on Crete, Allied forces launched urgent counterattacks to regain lost ...

A commemorative service took place on Sunday, the 18th of April, at the Shrine of Remembrance for the men and women from Australia and Greece, who fought and fell in the Battle of Crete. In early ...

Raewynne Niwa attended the Battle of Crete commemoration service wearing her father Mel Askew’s medals. Askew, who died in 2019, was taken prisoner during the battle 83 years ago. Photo: VANESSA ...

Liam Mason-Webb (left) and main reef bearer, battle veteran Brant Robinson of Whangamata, joined about 50 others to commemorate the Battle of Crete at the Mount RSA yesterday. Photo / George Novak ...

Australian World War II veterans who served in the Battle of Greece and the Battle of Crete have been recognised by the Hellenic Army, 72 years after they fought. The Battle of Crete is remembered as ...

«Στο Φεγγαρόλουστο Χωριό – Η Μάχη της Κρήτης» / ‘Into the Moonlight Village – The Battle of Crete’. This is the title of the bilingual in Greek and English collaboration of poetry and art. The painter ...

One of the last remaining Anzacs, Alf Carpenter. He fought in the battle of Crete in 1941. Alf Carpenter with a Polish soldier (right) in 1940. Corp Catley, Alf Carpenter and Private Jim Staples in ...