151 - Escape from Greece
The WW2 Podcast
Angus Wallace
4.6 ā¢ 1.6K Ratings
šļø 1 October 2021
ā±ļø 47 minutes
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Summary
I've an incredible story for you in this episode of Shanghai born John Robin Greaves, 'Jack', who emigrated to Australia in 1939 and volunteered for the Australian Imperial Force to serve overseas. The army would send Jack to the Middle East then to Greece, where he would beĀ capturedĀ Germans.
Australian ABC journalist Stephen Hucheon has researched his uncle's story andĀ produced a fantastic article for ABC available on their website.
You can find the full article here:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-11/the-anzacs-who-beat-the-odds-and-escaped-from-greece/100284226
This discussion is part of a project looking at Australian's in the Mediterranean during WWII. Find out more at historyguild.org.
If you enjoyed the episode with Richard James, when we discussed The Australian's fight the French in Syria and the Lebanon, Richard has written an article on the topic for the history guild. You can find it here:
https://historyguild.org/australias-war-with-france/
Find me on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/ww2podcast
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This country is at war with Germany. |
| 0:04.0 | We shall go under the end. |
| 0:08.0 | I remember the sheets of flame that came up and almost blinded us for my guns. |
| 0:20.0 | Hello and welcome to another episode of the World War Two podcast. |
| 0:24.0 | I'm Angus Wallace. |
| 0:26.0 | I have an incredible story for you in this episode of Shanghai-born John Robin Greaves. |
| 0:32.0 | Jack, who emigrated to Australia in 1939, |
| 0:36.0 | and volunteered for the Australian Imperial Force to serve overseas, |
| 0:42.0 | Jack will be sent to the Middle East then to Greece, |
| 0:46.0 | where he will be captured by the Germans. |
| 0:48.0 | This fascinating story has been researched by his nephew, Steven Hutchin, |
| 0:52.0 | who is a journalist for Australia's ABC and has written a fantastic article available on their website. |
| 0:58.0 | I'll put the link in the show notes. |
| 1:00.0 | Now, just to say this discussion is part of a project looking at Australians |
| 1:06.0 | in the Mediterranean theatre during World War Two. |
| 1:08.0 | You can find out more at historygild.org |
| 1:12.0 | where there is a whole pile of articles and posts for you to get your teeth into. |
| 1:18.0 | Right, let's get cracking. |
| 1:20.0 | Steven, thanks for joining me. |
| 1:22.0 | So, Jack Greaves, your uncle, he's born in Shanghai. |
| 1:26.0 | What's the family doing in Shanghai? |
| 1:30.0 | Well, they're British, but they're Eurasian, really. |
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