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2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion
The 2/4th Battalion's first drafts of recruits arrived at Ingleburn Camp on 3 November 1939, following the formation its headquarters at Victoria Barracks in Sydney the previous week. Part of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Australian Division, the battalion departed Sydney for service overseas on 10 January 1940. While the battalion was en route for the Middle East Australian infantry brigades were reorganised along British lines, with three battalions instead of four. This meant the 2/4th was eventually transferred to the 19th Brigade, but remained part of the 6th Division.
Arriving in the Middle East on 14 February 1940, the 2/4th trained in Palestine and Egypt in preparation for its first campaign, against the Italians in eastern Libya. It played only a small role at Bardia (3-5 January 1941) but was more active during the battle for Tobruk (21-22 January 1941), and had to fight particularly hard to secure the Wadi Derna (26-30 January). It was the first Australian unit to enter Benghazi, on 6 February, and subsequently garrisoned the town until 22 February.
2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
The 2/3rd Battalion was raised at Victoria Barracks, Sydney on 24 October 1939 as part of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Australian Division. It relocated to the newly-opened Ingleburn Camp on 2 November where it conducted its basic training. On 10 January 1940, it sailed from Sydney and disembarked in Egypt on 14 February.
After further training in Palestine and Egypt, the 2/3rd took part in its first campaign - the advance against the Italians in eastern Libya - in January 1941. It was involved in the successful attacks at Bardia (3-5 January) and Tobruk (21-22 January), and remained as part of the Tobruk garrison when the advance continued. One company of the 2/3rd was also employed to garrison Derna after its capture by the 19th Brigade on 30 January. The 2/3rd left Tobruk on 7 March, ultimately bound, with the rest of the 6th Division, for Greece.
2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
The 2/2nd Battalion was raised at Victoria Barracks, Sydney on 24 October 1939 as part of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Australian Division. It relocated to the newly-opened Ingleburn Camp on 2 November and, after conducting basic training there, sailed for overseas service on 10 January 1940. After disembarking in Egypt on 13 February 1940, the 2/2nd trained with the rest of the 16th Brigade in Palestine until the end of August. It then moved to Egypt to carry out its final preparations for operations with the 6th Division.
Anzacs 'forbidden to wear Greek medal'
Historian Dr Maria Hill explains that World War II Anzacs - many of whom had fought at Gallipoli - were not allowed to wear a special service medal awarded to them by Greece until the 1990s. Dr Hill is the author of 'Diggers and Greeks', and has started an online petition to have diggers' service in Greece recognised.
Published on Apr 24, 2012. Source: YouTube. WorldNewsAustralia
Anzacs remember Greece and Crete
World War II veterans have marked 71 years since the 'second Anzacs' were sent on what some call a suicide mission to Greece and Crete.
Published on May 20, 2012. Source: YouTube. WorldNewsAustralia
OHI Day Commemorations | Friday 28th October 2016
When: Friday 28th October
Where: Anzac Memorial Hyde park , Sydney
OHI Day commemorations dedicated to the Anzacs of Greece and Crete.
Photographic Exhibition | Monday 29th August 2016
When: Monday 29th August
Where: Narellan Library Cnr Queen & Elyard St, Narellan
Photographic Exhibition using rare photos taken by Anzacs
Photographic Exhibition | Monday 6th June 2016
When: Monday 6th June
Where: Wollondilly Shire Council (more details to follow )
Photographic Exhibition using rare photos taken by Anzacs
Australia vs Greece Friendly soccer match | Saturday 4th June 2016 (TBC)
When: Saturday 4th June (TBC)
Where: ANZ Stadium Olympic Park Australia v Greece friendly
Football Australia international match acknowledgment of the Anzacs of Greece and Crete
Memorial Service | Sunday 15th May 2016
When: Sunday 15th May 2016 11.00 am
Where: Garrison Church corner Argyle and Lower Fort St Millers Point (Rocks) Sydney
This an annual event commemorating the fallen Anzacs and Greek people during the Battle of Crete and the Greek campaign (Note this a new date for this service )
Anzac Day NRL Match | Monday 25 April 2016 (Anzac Day)
NRL Roosters v Dragons Allianz Stadium (Pre-Game)
Anzac Day NRL match acknowledgment of the Anzacs of Greece and Crete.
Anzac Day March | Monday 25th April 2016 (Anzac Day)
Anzac Day March Cretan Association of NSW , Lemnian Association Of NSW and Greek RSL Sub Branch members participating in the Sydney Anzac day march.
75th Anniversary of the 2nd Anzac Campaign | Friday 22nd April
When: Friday 22nd April until Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Where: Ramsgate RSL, Ramsgate Road & Chuter Avenue Sans Souci
75th Anniversary of the 2nd Anzac Campaign - the Battles of Greece and Crete Photographic and Video Display.
Annual Anzac Dinner | Friday 22nd April 2016
When: Friday 22nd April until Tuesday 3rd May 2016. 6pm
Where: Ramsgate RSL, Ramsgate Road & Chuter Avenue Sans Souci
Ramsgate RSL sub-Branch Annual Anzac Dinner – Commemorating the Battles of Greece and Crete
Anzacs in Greece THEN and NOW | 22nd April - 30th September 2016
When: Friday 22nd April until 30th September 2016
Where: National Maritime Museum 2 Murray Street Darling Harbour Sydney
Unique Photographic Exhibition "Anzacs in Greece THEN and NOW'.
Open Forum Discussion | Tuesday 19th April 2016
When: Tuesday 19th April 2016, 6 pm
Where: Hellenic Club Level 5, 251 Elizabeth St, Sydney
http://www.hellenicclub.net.au/
Open forum discussion on Current Challenges for Greece in South East Europe Lt General Konstandinos Gkatsogiannis
Memorial Service | Sunday 17th April 2016
When: Sunday 17th April 2016 - 9.30 am
Where: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, Cleveland and Regent St, Redfern
An annual event commemorating the fallen Anzacs and Greek people during the Battle of Crete and the Greek campaign
(Note this a new date for this service)
Battle of Crete Ball | Saturday 16th April 2016, 7 pm
Hosted by the Cretan Association of Sydney
When: Saturday 16th April 2016, 7 pm
Where: Fontana Amorosa Functions, 29 Forbes Street, Liverpool
The Annual Ball for the Battle of Crete annual event has been held for nearly 50 years and in the presence of the Consul General of the Hellenic Republic and representatives from the Australian armed forces and Greek community organisations. http://www.cretannsw.com.au/
REFERENCES
- Panayiotis Diamadis ‘Gallipoli before and beyond Anzac’ Honest History 22 May 2014
- Panayiotis Diamadis ‘Australian Responses to Hellenic Genocide in 1910-1930s with additional references to Responses to theAssyrian Genocide and to the Shoah’ Genocide Prevention Now Issue 11, fall 2012
- Hugh Gilchrist Australians and Greeks (three volumes)
- Steve Kyritsis Greek Australians in the Australian forces WWI and WWII
- Steve Kyritsis Greek-Australians in the Vietnam War 1962-1972
- Dr Maria Hill Diggers and Greeks
- Dr Michael Bendon the Forgotten Flotilla
- Tas Psarakis, Australian Hellenic Historical Society
- Socrates Tsourdalakis Pancretan Association of Melbourne the Cretans of Oceania from the 19th Century
- Sean Damer, Ian Frazer on the Run Anzac Escape and Evasion in Enemy-occupied Crete
- Australian War Memorial www.awm.gov.au
- Jim Claven The Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee
- Liz Kaydos Lemnos 1915
- John Azarias Th e Lysicrates Prize 2015
- Dr Peter Alexakis (photographs of Kokoda 2015)
- Cheryl Ward and Bernard DeBroglio’s “Then and now” images of the A W Savage photos from 1915
2015
Anzac Centenary Commemorations on Lemnos and Athens
The Centenary of Anzac events were held in Greece and were the most extensive ever held. They included many events held on the Island of Lemnos - the forward base of the Gallipoli campaign in 1915, where Australia’s nurses served throughout the campaign and where 148 diggers remain buried - as well as on Anzac Day itself in Athens. The Melbourne-based Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee (LGCC), along with the NSW-based Lemnos 1915 group, assisted organizing and actively participated in many of these events. They collaborated with the Australian Embassy in Greece, the Embassy of Canada, the Royal Australian Navy and HMAS Success, Commonwealth War Graves Commissions, the Athens War Museum, Hellenic Navy and the Lemnos Friends of Anzac.