Greece will honor Australian veterans who fought in Greece during World War II. At an event held at the Greek Consulate, Greek Ambassador Alexios Christopoulos will award Australian veteran soldier Tomas Robert Morris and William Gordon’s son, Leighton Parker, a medal as they displayed unrivalled heroism in Crete.
The Consulate General in Melbourne Eleni Lianidou, will award William Atha Multon’s son and George Charles Maxwell’s grandchild medals. About 7,100 Australians fought in Crete and 274 were killed, 2,750 were injured and 3,079 were taken as prisoners. According to their evidence, most of them returned to Australia safely thanks to Crete’s people.
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