Carroll Nelson Alfred

NAME

Carroll MM

Nelson Alfred

RANK

IN GREECE & CRETE

Private

ON DEMOB

SERIAL NUMBER

SERVICE

39590

PRISONER

4357

UNIT

IN GREECE & CRETE

28th Moari Battalian, 2NZEF

ACTIVE

IN GREECE & CRETE

March – 16-17 April 1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

Captured whilst defending Petras Pass on Mount Olympus (for which action subsequently awarded MM)

POW CAMPS

IN GREECE & CRETE

Salonika (probably)

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

Stalag XVIIIA, Wolfsberg;

ArbKdo: Not known

NOTES

1 Original Source: family communication

2 Recommendation for Military Medal (awarded 29 Nov 1945):
‘In the action at PETRAS PASS, Greece, on 16 April 1941 Private Carroll was armed with a sub-machine gun and continually went out in search of enemy patrols who were threatening to penetrate around the flanks. Later when this had been effected, he went out under heavy fire and successfully stopped the advancing enemy. He was last seen with his gun hunting the enemy.’ (Source: The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Carroll, Nelson Alfred. (Ref. WO 373/57/582).

STORY

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Nelson Carroll Foreword

Nelson Carroll Pre Greece

Nelson Carroll Greek Campaign

Nelson Carroll Post Greece

Nelson Carroll Post Script

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