chris
just been looking at you ur fathers pics, uncanny! My grandad has passed away 1994 but members of my family have pics just like yours from north africa 1941 -1942 and personal notes from that time, i will track down when i get back from crete. The pic of your dad in sea with his mates - the guy with the white bottoms has a wee moustache and he looks llike grandad Corporal Frank Peek, ex Ta royal signal then regular 1939. Crete -n africa- Sicily - Italy - where he finished the war. do rem he was attached to the Royal Scots for a time - will research more!
very interesting.........
Jason
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ello all
I can visit some of the coastal towns west of Plakias by ferry - cant i ? As well as Gavdos and Prevelli? I realise the initial assault took place in north crete but is there any ww2 history / relics in this part of Crete - my grandfather was a signaller - motorcycle courier -RS - ho told me he met his 1st german believe it or not- in the hospital bed next to his in Crete - german aircrew who had been shot down pre- paratroop assault, my grandad had back injury after coming off motorbike, they both were evacuated to Alexandria before Crete collaspsed!
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Hi Argo
My father was a DR in the Royal Signals as well, and he was in Crete! he was attached to 10th Corps, 8th Army in the DRLS. If you want to look at some pics of his section in North Africa go to [a href=\"http://harribobs.smugmug.com/gallery/680072]North Africa 41-42[/url]
there aren't a lot of WW2 sites but you can visit the new Monument near the Preveli monastery (where about 250 stragglers were hid by the monks and taken off by submarine)
Just over the headland to the west you have Pereasides Beach (spelling is probably wrong) near Rodakino, this is where General Kreipe was taken off Crete after his abduction by Paddy LF and Billy Moss (ill met by moonlight), Further down the coast to the west, there's chora sphakion (spakia) where the commonwealth troops where evacuted from
there's a daily ferry to preveli, but none to sphakia (unless any has been put on since May) but if you get there by taxi or bus, you can get a ferry which calls at Loutro, agia roumelli, sougia and finally paleohora. These are all on the edge of the white mountains which was a resistance stronghold during the war
You really can't go anywhere in Crete without being reminded of history
let me know if you want any further info
chris
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