Wreath Laying Ceremony for the Battle of Crete Commemoration Service 18 May 2025 Battle of Crete Memorial Saw Avenue Kings Park WA Members of both the Battle of Crete Memorial Committee and Greek Australian Returned and Services League Incorporated were very proud to have the 84th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete Commemoration Service and...Read More
GARSL Special Celebratory Lunch Duxton Hotel Perth WA 18 May 2025 To celebrate the completion of the Battle of Crete Memorial in Kings Park, and to thank those who helped in the accomplishment of the Project a special celebratory lunch was sponsored by GARSL at the Duxton Hotel. Present at the lunch was Paul Papalia...Read More
Tribute to Arthur Leggett OAM GARSL and Battle of Crete Memorial Committee Arthur Leggett OAM The passing of Arthur saw the end of a special relationship that had developed over a number of years between the Committee members and Arthur. One of our Committee’s major concerns, given Arthur’s advancing years, was to ensure we involved...Read More
Hi everyone, just a note to let you know the the Greek Consulate of WA has organized a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the Battle of Crete. Details are as follows. Date: 18 May 2025 Time: 12:30 Location: Battle of Crete Memorial – Saw Avenue Kings Park Members of the public may attend the event...Read More
As the battle of Crete Memorial Project construction phase draws to a close the Committee decided to hold a lunch in recognition of the role played by the individual members and their respective partners. Bill Evangel as Chair of the Committee thanked all the members of the Committee present for their contribution since 2016 when...Read More
10:00 am Saturday 11 May 2024 Saw Avenue Precinct Kings Park WA On a very pleasant Saturday morning over 400 people joined the Committee to celebrate the dedication of the Battle of Crete Memorial in the Saw Avenue memorial precinct in King’s Park. The Committee was very proud to hear the very positive praise expressed...Read More
Battle of Crete Memorial Committee Dedication Lunch 12:30 11 May 2024 ANZAC Club Perth WA Anzac Club Following the dedication ceremony in Kings Park invited guests attended the Dedication Lunch at the ANZAC Club in St Georges Terrace, Perth WA. All the guests were warmly welcomed by Mr Bill Evangel, President of the...Read More
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
