Greek Campaign WWII War Medal

​Greek Campaign WWII War Medal

The President of Australian Hellenic Memorial Melbourne, Mr Steve Kyritsis OAM has advised our Association that the Greek Government has informed him that he has permission to search for the remaining approximate 90 families yet to be acknowledged with the award of the Greek Campaign War Medal WWII 1940-41.
Of the 17,000 Australians to serve in Greece and Crete in WWII, Steve has been pivotal in striving to ensure the descendants / families are recognised with the award.
As such, if you believe that your forebear has not been awarded the Greek Campaign War Medal (see photo) and is entitled to the award you are encouraged to contact Steve (also details below) and he will research whether it has been previously awarded or not.
 The last awards were presented in late 2023 at a beautiful ceremony in Melbourne and it is currently expected that the next presentation will be held in 2027.
What you need to do:

• Research if your forebear served in the Greek Campaign, (go to: www.naa.gov.au)
• Download service records,
• Research if your family has previously received the medal,
• Make contact with Steve and supply the following

1. Full name of Serviceman
2. Service No. VX, NX, etc
3. Service records
4. Pinpoint embarkment / disembarkment in Greece in the records
5. ONLY one family member to make application

Send all the above information to Steve at:
[email protected]
or phone 0418 571 800 for any clarification.
 
This is not just for any 2/2nd Field Regiment servicemen but any Regiment servicemen that served in Greece in 1940-41.

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