ROMANCE IN GREECE.
AUSTRALIAN'S MARIt IA GE. CAIRO. May IS. Half-way between Greece and the Middle East, in the stress and hubbub of the evacuation from Greece, one Australian soldier found time to get married. The air over the island port of call was still smoky with 1 tombs and gunfire when Private Henry liercsford .A In rray and Evangeline Papaunia, a dark-eyed Greek girl, stood between lighted candles in a little village church and became man and wile. Thus in a few "moments which it took to make Miss Papauania a British citizen, a knot of rod tape was cut which had threatened to prevent her further journey from the island. Years before, Murray had met her in his native Western Australia. At that time Miss Papauania was visiting Australia, where she. studied at a Syd-ney-secondary school. Then she returned to Greece, attended the University _of Athens and took degrees in medicine and dentistry. Her friendship with Murray was renewed when the Australians went to Greece. On the night when it was decided to evacuate the British forces, Murray raced to Athens to find Miss Papauania- and offer to help her to escape from the country bv tlie only ship leaving the Port of Piraeus that evening.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 153, 31 May 1941, Page 5
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208ROMANCE IN GREECE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 153, 31 May 1941, Page 5
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