WAR PRISONERS
NUMBERS IN GREECE & CRETE CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION SHOWN. BRITISH RED CROSS REPORT (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day, 1.25 p.m.) 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 Greecb and Crete. On October 21, there were 345 wounded and sick prisoners in the 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 the prisoners appear to be treated satisfactorily and they are receiving parcels from Geneva.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 December 1941, Page 6
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120WAR PRISONERS Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 December 1941, Page 6
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