YAGER, FRANCIS LESLIE

RANK: Private | SERVICE/REGIMENT: New Zealand Infantry

SERVICE NUMBER: 12288 | UNIT: N/A

AGE: 31 | † DATE OF DEATH: 19/4/41

CEMETERY: Athens Memorial, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: Face 14.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

Son of Thornton and Ellen Yager; Husband of Elizabeth Nora Yager, of Ahuroa, Auckland, New Zealand.

Site Asset ID: AN1675

YERRINGTON, WILLIAM HENRY

RANK: Private | SERVICE/REGIMENT: New Zealand Infantry

SERVICE NUMBER: 9371 | UNIT: N/A

AGE: 30 | † DATE OF DEATH: 22/5/41

CEMETERY: Athens Memorial, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: Face 14.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

Son of Henry Edward and Leah Yerrington.

Site Asset ID: AN1676

YORKE, SAMUEL HENRY

RANK: Private | SERVICE/REGIMENT: New Zealand Infantry

SERVICE NUMBER: 29746 | UNIT: N/A

AGE: 23 | † DATE OF DEATH: 25/5/41

CEMETERY: Athens Memorial, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: Face 14.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

N/A

Site Asset ID: AN1677

YOUNG, ALEXANDER

RANK: Private | SERVICE/REGIMENT: Australian Infantry

SERVICE NUMBER: WX857 | UNIT: A.I.F. 2/11 Bn.

AGE: 35 | † DATE OF DEATH: 30/5/41

CEMETERY: Suda Bay War Cemetery, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: 1. E. 12.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

Husband of Clara May Young, of Narembeen. Western Australia.

Site Asset ID: AN1678

YOUNG, GEORGE DOUGLAS

RANK: Private | SERVICE/REGIMENT: Australian Infantry

SERVICE NUMBER: VX4438 | UNIT: A.I.F. 2/6 Bn.

AGE: 21 | † DATE OF DEATH: 27/5/41

CEMETERY: Phaleron War Cemetery, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: 3. A. 14.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

Son of Harold James Young and Mary Young, of Mentone, Victoria, Australia.

Site Asset ID: AN1679

YOUNG, JOHN

RANK: Private | SERVICE/REGIMENT: New Zealand Infantry

SERVICE NUMBER: 12884 | UNIT: N/A

AGE: 35 | † DATE OF DEATH: 18/4/41

CEMETERY: Athens Memorial, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: Face 14.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

Son of Stephen and Julia Young; Husband of Edna Mavis Young, of Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand.

Site Asset ID: AN1680

YOUNG, JOHN LIVINGSTONE

RANK: Gunner | SERVICE/REGIMENT: Royal Australian Artillery

SERVICE NUMBER: VX20341 | UNIT: A.I.F. 3 Aust. Lt. A.A. Regt.

AGE: 28 | † DATE OF DEATH: 29/5/41

CEMETERY: Athens Memorial, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: Face 10.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

Son of David and Mabel May Young, of East Brighton, Victoria, Australia.

Site Asset ID: AN1681

YOUNG, LEO

RANK: Bombardier | SERVICE/REGIMENT: Royal Australian Artillery

SERVICE NUMBER: VX48662 | UNIT: A.I.F. 3 Aust. Lt. A.A. Regt.

AGE: 26 | † DATE OF DEATH: 29/5/41

CEMETERY: Athens Memorial, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: Face 10.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

Son of Henry James Young and Margaret Young, of Maffra, Victoria, Australia.

Site Asset ID: AN1682

YOUNG, LEO ALPHONSUS

RANK: Private | SERVICE/REGIMENT: New Zealand Infantry

SERVICE NUMBER: 10215 | UNIT: N/A

AGE: 32 | † DATE OF DEATH: 25/5/41

CEMETERY: Athens Memorial, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: Face 14.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

Son of John Young and of Margaret Mary Young, of Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand.

Site Asset ID: AN1683

YOUNG, ROBERT MOSTYN

RANK: Private | SERVICE/REGIMENT: Australian Infantry

SERVICE NUMBER: WX2311 | UNIT: A.I.F. 2/11 Bn.

AGE: 25 | † DATE OF DEATH: 28/5/41

CEMETERY: Athens Memorial, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: Face 12.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

Son of Percy Robert and Eulalie Annie Young, of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

Site Asset ID: AN1684

ZAMPELIS, JAMES DIMITRI

RANK: Gunner | SERVICE/REGIMENT: Royal Australian Artillery

SERVICE NUMBER: VX989 | UNIT: A.I.F. 2/2 Aust. Field Regt.

AGE: 28 | † DATE OF DEATH: 24/5/41

CEMETERY: Athens Memorial, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: Face 10.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

Son of Gerasimos D. Zampelis and Louise Zampelis; Husband of Doris Annie Zampelis, of St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia.

Site Asset ID: AN1685

ZIMAN, ARTHUR MYER

RANK: Serjeant | SERVICE/REGIMENT: New Zealand Engineers

SERVICE NUMBER: 20454 | UNIT: N/A

AGE: 23 | † DATE OF DEATH: 20/5/41

CEMETERY: Athens Memorial, GREECE | GRAVE REFERENCE: Face 13.

Honours/Awards: N/A

Additional Information:

Son of Ralph Lionel Ziman and of Myra Ziman (Nee Caselberg), of Auckland City, New Zealand.

Site Asset ID: AN1686

HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGN

“We left the beautiful rugged island of Crete richer in feelings and memories of those indomitable Cretan people. We had been defeated in the field of Battle and had nothing to offer them yet they risked their all, their very lives to help us when we badly needed help. They had so little yet gave so willingly. For this the men, women and children were to pay a terrible price in savage reprisals by the enemy. Men like interpreter Vassilakis who, facing the firing squad, refused to be blindfolded and went to his death singing the Greek National Anthem - no wonder the island was never completely subdued.
And now with the building of the white chapel on the hill overlooking the ocean and the village of Prevelly in the south west corner of Western Australia, we can pay tribute to these courageous Greek people, making sure their sacrifice was not in vain and their heroic deeds will live forever more. “

Anzac Geoff Edwards OAM , 1979

GREEK AUSTRALIAN ALLIANCE. 1899 - 2016

This booklet, developed by the Joint Committee, provides a comprehensive history
of the Greek Australian Alliance from 1899 - 2016.
Download Here (16.1MB PDF)

MAP OF THE CAMPAIGN

THE COMMITTEE

Chair

• James Jordan

Cretan Association of Sydney & NSW

• Nick Janes,
• Con Kambourakis
• Nick Andriotakis

Greek Sub-Branch of the RSL

• Bill Kotsovolos

New Zealand Sub-Branch of RSL

• Margaret McInroy

Defence Reserves Association (NSW)

• Retired Colonel Graham Fleeton

Military Police Association of Australia

• Matt  Walsh

Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand

• Andrew Petrakis

Consultant Historian

• Dr Maria Hill

History of the Joint Committee

The Joint Committee was formed in the late 1970s by the Cretan Association of Sydney & NSW, the 2/3rd Field Regiment, the 6th Australian Division represented by Major General Sir Ivan Dougherty, Major General Ian Campbell, Major General Allan Murchison , Steve MacDougal, Bill Jenkins and Lew Lind.

Its aim was to commemorate the Australian campaigns that were fought on the Greek mainland and later on Crete and to honour the Australian soldiers and their Greek allies by keeping their memory alive.

For over 30 years this committee has been hosting a ceremony on the anniversary of these campaigns, held at Martin Place, Sydney, on or around 20th May.

In 1979 the Greek Sub-Branch of the RSL were invited to join the committee and in 1980 their secretary Evangelos (Angelo) Efstratiadis OAM became its chairman.

In 2001 James Jordan, the current chair accepted the position.

Originally, the Joint Committee was also associated with the: Federation of Naval Ships Association: Naval Association of Australia (NSW Branch); Ash eld RSL Sub-Branch and National Serviceman’s Association (NSW Branch) and the New Zealand Sub-Branch of the RSL.

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