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Perth to unveil Australia's first Battle of Crete memorial

Perth to unveil Australia's first Battle of Crete memorial
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Australia's first fully dedicated to Battle of Crete memorial nearing completion

The countdown is on for the completion of Western Australia's much anticipated Battle of Crete Memorial, with the committee spearheading the project announcing the 11th of May 2024 as the unveiling date. ....

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Committee launches memorial to commemorate the 1941 Battle of Crete

German paratroops, part of the German airborne invasion of Crete, parachuting onto the village of Suda. Sunken British shipping can be seen in Suda Bay and a burning Junkers JU52 is flying across Suda Bay toward the Akrotiri Peninsula. Photo: AWM
17 May 2021 10:04am
To mark the 80th Anniversary of the World War II battle, the Battle of Crete Memorial Committee in Western Australia will release its preferred design for a new memorial later in May.
The memorial, to be located within the Saw Avenue precinct at Perth’s King’s Park, will commemorate the courage, sacrifice and commitment of those who served and endured the battle. In particular, Australian service personnel with direct links to Western Australia and the people of Crete, who on so many occasions risked their lives to assist them. ....

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Committee Launches memorial concept to commemorate the 1941 Battle of Crete

To mark the 80th Anniversary of the World War II battle, the Battle of Crete Memorial Committee (WA) (BCMC) will release its preferred design for a new memorial later this month. The memorial, to be located within the Saw Avenue precinct at Perth’s King’s Park, will commemorate the courage, sacrifice and commitment of those who served and endured the battle. In particular, Australian service personnel with direct links to Western Australia and the people of Crete, who on so many occasions risked their lives to assist them.
In March 1941, the Australian 6th Division and the New Zealand 2nd Division were deployed from Egypt to mainland Greece to counter the threat of an invasion by Nazi Germany. When the invasion came, the Allied forces were hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned by a modern war machine with total control of the skies. Amongst the Australian forces was the 2nd/11th (City of Perth) Battalion, made up predominantly of Western Australians. By late April 1941, the ....

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