U Series - Cadet N. Moffatt of the 2NZEF in Greece, Part 1 of 2

Rights Information
Year
1941
Reference
12096
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1941
Reference
12096
Media type
Audio
Series
U series
Categories
Interviews (Sound recordings)
Sound recordings
Duration
00:04:06
Credits
RNZ Collection
Moffit, N., Speaker/Kaikōrero

Cadet N. Moffatt has just returned with eleven soldiers from Greece. He recounts his experiences on his trip to the Greek front.

The troops embarked on a liner for an uneventful trip to Greece. On their arrival in Athens the Greek people lined the roads cheering. The next morning, the soldiers marched down to a railway station and then travelled in cattle trucks for 24 hours. They arrived in a town, which has at the time of recording, fallen into German hands. The New Zealand soldiers were put to work defending a railways pass and digging in their defences.