Events

Vassilis Papadopoulos’s story of his personal experience during the Battle of Rethymno, May 1941, as recounted by him in May 2016 Introduction – by Susan Bessell-Browne In 2016 my brother Guy and his wife Nicola, my partner Ross Hall and I visited Rethymno in Crete where Guy’s, our sister Anne’s and my late father Major...Read More

The Story of Major Ian Bessell-Browne MBE Ian Joseph Bessell-Browne was born into a military family in South Perth on 30 October 1910. His father Brigadier-General AJ Bessell-Browne served in the artillery in the Boer War, at Gallipoli and on the Western Front in WW1. Ian enlisted on 23 October 1939 with the rank of...Read More

4 November 2023 at the Site of the BOC Memorial Saw Avenue Kings Park WA To celebrate the commencement of construction for the Battle of Crete Memorial the Chairman of the Committee, Mr Bill Evangel, invited guests to attend the Sod Turning Event at King’s Park. Mr Mike McDonald, a member of the Committee performed...Read More

Escape from Crete by Stanley Lawrence Carroll View here           Read More

GEOFFREY EDWARDS OAM The following story of Geoff Edwards’ life and that of the creation of the Prevelly Chapel in the small town of Prevelly near Margaret River WA has been provided by his daughter, Marilyn Sadleir nee Edwards.   PRIVATE GEOFFREY EDWARDS WX778 Of the many thousands of Australian soldiers who served in WWll,...Read More

Sunday 6 November 2022 Members of the Greek Community together with the general public were invited to the Oxi Day Celebration in Kings Park on 6 November  2022. The celebration was delayed from its authentic date of October 28 to allow the participation of the outstanding Greek Presidential Guard (also known as Evsones) who were...Read More

Ronald GloverRuwoldt WX1695 Ronald Ruwoldt WX1695 was born in Perth on the 19th of October 1915 and spent much of his early life working on farms in Western Australia. He enlisted for service in Subiaco and was sent to the Middle East with the 2/3 Australian Field Regiment on RMS Empress of Canada on the...Read More

The Battle of Crete Wreath Laying Ceremony was held on Sunday 29 May 2022 at the State War Memorial in King’s Park.  The Consul of Greece, Mrs Georgia Karasiotou invited all Greeks and Friends of Greece to attend this event which represented the 81st Anniversary of the Battle of Crete and the Greek Campaign. The...Read More

Pte Frederick Edward White, NX4726 (Enlisted 12 October 1939) The following article from the Cooma Express was forwarded to the Committee by Frederick White’s daughter and she noted that:- on the 18 March 1941 he embarked for service in Greece with 2/3rd, he was a signaller. His service record gives few details, but he was...Read More