Soldiers en route to Egypt from Crete
New Zealand soldiers from 19th Battalion on board an Australian destroyer (either HMAS Nizam or HMAS Napier) following their evacuation from Crete, c. 31 May 1941.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: DA-10655
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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TwitterHi Richard - thanks so much for this. If you follow this link you will be able to find a much higher-resolution copy of the image that allows you to zoom right in on your father and the binoculars: http://goo.gl/SsytwL
In the above photo the soldier siting on the right of the photo is my father Clarence Egmont Arthur (Sam). His army number was 4990. You can see binoculars around his neck. He got these from a dead German paratrooper and I still have them at home. He died in 1971. Hope this is of use to you.
Regards
Richard Arthur
Have been attempting to make contact with survivors, next of kin, crew, ANYONE who was on board HMS PHOEBE 43 ...evacuated from SFAKIA, CRETE, and arrived ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. JUNE lst, 1941...Battle of Crete...THANK YOU
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