ANZAC BATTLES OF CRETE AND THE GREEK CAMPAIGN 77^th ANNIVERSARY

Cenotaph Martin Place Sydney, Saturday 19^th May 2018 at 2 pm

The  Joint  Committee for  the  Commemoration of the Anniversary of the  Battle of  Crete  and the  Greek Campaign  (Joint Committee) annually commemorates through a wreath laying ceremony the Anzac Battles of Greece and Crete of April-May 1941 .

Some 17,000 Australians fought in mainland Greece and Crete and 646 were lost . More than half of these Anzacs were not found or their remains identified.

On the occasion of the 77^th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete and the Greek Campaign  we wish to invite  you and your families to attend  the very poignant  wreath laying ceremony at the Sydney Cenotaph Martin Place Sydney, Saturday 19th May 2018 at 2 pm.

This  is an opportunity to take out some time from our busy lives and give  thanks to the brave Anzacs and Greek people who defended Greece in 1941 .

Lieutenant General Nikolaos Christopoulos, Chief of Staff of the Hellenic Defence  accompanied by  Major Nikolaos Gogousis will attend to honour the Anzacs  and  the Greeks who defended Greece in 1941.

We will also be honoured by the presence of representatives of the NSW and Federal Parliament, Consulates General, Australian military officers, Anzac families and schools.

DETAILS OF ALL COMMEMORATIONS.

Saturday  19^th  May 2018

1.45 pm - Wreath   laying   ceremony at    The    Cenotaph   Martin Place     Sydney 

7pm - Battle of Crete Annual Ball. For details   please    Contact   Cretan Association of NSW   ph    0402 081 590 

Sunday 20^th May 2018

11.00 am Memorial Service   Garrison   Church    cnr      Argyle   and Lower Fort St    Millers Point (Rocks) Sydney

Sunday 27^th  May  2018   

9.30 am   Memorial Service   Greek Archdiocese   Church    cnr    Cleveland and   Regent   St    Redfern