BRITISH OFFICERS REACH EGYPT
(Rec. 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 18. A Greek schooner has arrived at Alexandria with four British officers, six privates and two Greek non-com-missioned officers, probably the last to come out of Greece. The ship had survived 17 days of German bombing and foul weather. The Greek schooner brought Lieu-tenant-Commander Nigel Willmott, who directed the evacuation of more than 10,000 New Zealanders and Australians from the Attica area, east of Athens, in two nights, says the Alexandria correspondent of the Associated Press.
Lieutenant-Commander Willmott had many adventures in making his own escape to Alexandria. The small Diesel engine of the schooner, after frequently breaking down, blew up and set fire to the ship, which later went aground. The crew landed, extinguished the fire and pushed off the ship.
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Southland Times, Issue 24439, 20 May 1941, Page 5
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