Arthur Midwood and Vice Admiral Theodosiou

Crete veteran Arthur Midwood and Vice Admiral Alexandros Theodosiou (Hellenic National Defence General Staff) at the National War Memorial (Wellington) during the commemoration of the Battle of Crete on May 20th, 2013.

Arthur is now the only remaining 28th Maori Battalion veteran who fought in Crete.

Representatives of the Cretan community presented Arthur with a small silver olive branch which Arthur accepted on behalf of all New Zealand veterans of the Battle of Crete.

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Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage.  No reuse without permission.

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