Greece Pays Tribute To Australian Wwii Veterans Descendants Adorned With Ancestral Medals Pride And Emotion
They attended the Greek Consulate in Melbourne and the Greek chapter of the RSL. Kyritsis was instrumental in helping to ensure that the descendants of Australian veterans are traced and honoured. In the early 1970s, the Greek government awarded the Greek Campaign Medal to Australian veterans who served in Greece during World War II as a symbol of appreciation for their contribution. Two years ago, the Consul General of Greece in Melbourne, Emmanuel Kakavelakis, initiated a survey led by , to identify Australian veterans or their families who had not yet received the Hellenic Campaign Medal....