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Uncle Ray was born on 16 April 1913 and my sister Jean remembers our mother receiving the telegra

It was thought that Leslie falsified his age so that he could enter the army.

During the defence of Crete, 21 Battalion was stationed near the Maleme airfield.

During the defence of Crete, 21 Battalion was stationed near the Maleme airfield.

Harold was the eldest child of Levi and Sarah Rebecca Hambling (Nee Hawken).

In commemoration of NZ soldiers who died in WW1 and dedicated to my Great Uncles - Cecil Louis Wa

Lionel was my maternal grandmother's brother.

John William Small was my maternal grandmother's brother.

Henry was known as Robby.

John Adams full name is John Taiuru Te Rango Adams.

Sergeant Allison describes his visit to Crete in September-October 1954: Searchlight Hill, Galato

I have a photo of my grandfather Edward Gordon and two comrades taken I think in Suez on the way

Son of James Chance Chammen (also known as James Charles Chammen) and Ada née Pickard, Coleridge

Arthur Benjamin Ching was born on 26 November 1894 at Waimea West, the only son of John William (

I understand that "Uncle Ernest" was a bit of a ladies man and in a bit of trouble when he left N

David was born on 26 April 1901, the forth of nine children.