The battle for Greece & Crete.pdf - Army Museum of South Australia

On one occasion on the submarine HMS Thrasher about 70 troops were evacuated from the beach ofLimni just below the Monastery.Map showing the location of the Preveli MonasteryThe efforts of the Monks was not forgotten, one of those they assisted Geoffrey Evans of the 2/11Battalion arranged for the building of ‘The Chapel of St. John the Theologian’ at Margaret River inWestern Australia and named his Caravan Park “Prevelly Park” a fitting tribute to the Monks andvillagers around Prevelli.The unacknowledgedWhen the details of a campaign are recorded they usually refer to the actions and exploits of the majorunits, those that are usually seen as the fighting (or glamour) units and very little is recorded aboutthose small units or corps many of whom are in the front line with the fighting troops and are also animportant part of the campaign. In fact without these units the others would have a very difficult time.In Greece and Crete there were a number of these units, two in particular are deserving of recognition,they were the members of the Australian Army Provost Corps (Military Police) and the Nurses whowere members of the Australian Army Nursing Service.The Military PoliceReference is rarely found of the involvement of the Military Police in any campaigns. It is believed(wrongly) that their activities only occurred in the rear echelon and involved such activities as –checking leave passes, maintaining discipline and escorting VIPs. This is far from the truth.There were some three hundred Military Police (Provost) who served in the Greek and Crete Campaign.The 6 th Division Provost Company were the first Military Police to be designated as ‘Combat MilitaryPolice’.- 25 -