EDWARDS, Eric Geoffrey - WX778

Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia

L/Sgt Eric Geoffrey Edwards

Conflict	World War 2
Service Arm	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	2/11th Infantry Battalion
Service No.	WX778
Service Arm	Army
Date of Birth	2 Sep 1918
Birthplace	Shrewsbury, ENG
Residence	Kalgoorlie, WA; Margaret River, WA
Date of Death	11 Apr 2000
Relatives	Father - George Edwards Wife - Beryl May Byrne

Geoff Edwards was captured on Crete and escaped from a POW camp at Sfakia. He was helped by the local Crete villagers and was able to make it to the Preveli Monastery. 78 men were evacuated from the Monastery on the 28th July, 1941, via submarine and were taken safely back to Alexandria.

Years later, Geoff expresed his gratitude to the people of Greece and the monks of Previli by building The Chapel of St John the Theologian and naming a large area of land near Margaret River, Prevelly.

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  Bill McCarrey and Geoff Edwards

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