Greece

Prisoner of War in Leros 1944

I was held prisoner on the island of Leros with the Kings Own Royal Regiment. We were transported by the...

My Second Evacuation - from Greece

I transferred to my officer's, Lt.Fairbairn, staff car, which we had hurriedly to leave when German...

Manchester to Athens, to Manchester

Their reason for wanting a Mancunian was that Vicky had been born in the Manchester area, but her parents...

The Academy: 46th Royal Tank Regiment in Greece

When the Greek government asked Mr Churchill for help in suppressing the warlike activities of the...

Memories of being a POW

In 1943 Edward was on the Greek island of Losbos when, because of an ammunition shortge Edward and his...

New Money for Old in Greece

In fact the Greek civilians were using gold sovereigns issued by the British Government, and we were paid...

The Acropolis

My friend, the apprentice, and I climbed what seemed to be a long rocky road to the Acropolis and arrived...

Harry Brown Prisoner of War

After he was released from Stalag XVIII A and returned to Britain to lead a normal life he then married...

Firemen to Normandy

We only know about this because he had left us some military maps of the Brecon Beacons area, which were...

Italy Invading Greece

My great great uncle was a lieutenant in the Greek army when Italy invaded Greece... The whole Greek army...

The Italian Soldier

In WW2 my mothers village in Rhodes was occupied first by the Italians then the Germans. My grandfather...

AMLHQ -- Greece -- John Gibson

Helsby of Congleton Library on behalf of John Gibson and has been added to the site with his permission....

Presentation of the Medal

This is the presentation of the Cross of King George 1 of The Hellenes to my father, showing Air Marshall...