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These are recollections of a Parish as a serving officer with Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. He was involved in fighting in Greece, starting with the Battle of Crete in 1941 and culminating in the capture of Leros in November 1943.

He addresses the failures of the events and why these happened.

From Julie's list on fighting in Greece in WWII.

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