NUMBERS REDUCED.
CRETE AND GREECE PRISONERS LONDON, November 30. The British Red Cross states that the latest reports from Geneva show a considerable reduction in the number of Dominion prisoners of war remaining in Greece and Crete. On October 21 there were 345 wounded and sick prisoners in Kokinia Hospital in Greece, including 107 New Zealanders and 58 Australians. In addition there were 191 members of the medical service, including six New Zealanders and 155 Australians. Seven hundred and thirty-one officers and men are still prisoners in Crete. All tlie prisoners appear to he treated satisfactorily and are receiving parcels from Geneva.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 44, 2 December 1941, Page 5
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