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The design for a Battle of Crete memorial for Perth’s iconic King’s Park was unveiled in the Western Australia capital on Thursday.

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 comm...

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...