Leslie Andrew
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Brigadier Leslie Wilton Andrew, was a senior officer in the New Zealand Military Forces and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award of the British Commonwealth for gallantry "in the face
Andrew after receiving his VC, in 1918
Andrew as a corporal, 1917.
In the small village of Komen-Waasten is a memorial in Honor of Leslie Andrew, you can find it at: VC Memorial - Rue Faubourg de Lille 57 - 7784 Warneton
Andrew in 1927.
Battle of Crete
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The Battle of Crete, codenamed Operation Mercury, was a major Axis airborne and amphibious operation during World War II to capture the island of Crete.
Leslie Andrew
…Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Andrew was appointed commander of the 22nd Battalion, which he led during the Battles of Greece and Crete as well as the early part of the North African Campaign. For a short period in late 1941 he commanded an infantry brigade of the 2nd New Zealand Division…
German Fallschirmjäger landing on Crete, May 1941
Major-general Freyberg (right), Allied commander at the Battle of Crete
A Fallschirmjäger and a DFS 230 glider in Crete
German mountain troops board a Junkers Ju 52 for Crete, 20 May 1941.