Members of the 6th Division Signals stand on deck of the Destroyer HMS Wryneck on the way from ...

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Accession Number P02053.003
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Date made 25 April 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Members of the 6th Division Signals stand on deck of the Destroyer HMS Wryneck on the way from Greece to Crete. 620 men were evacuated from Greece to Crete by HMS Wryneck which replaced the Pennland which was sunk on the very night before it was due to pick the men up. (Original print housed in AWM Archive Store).